Fugitive thought : prison movements, race, and the meaning of justice /

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In Fugitive Thought, Michael Hames-Garcma argues that writings by prisoners are instances of practical social theory that seek to transform the world. Unlike other authors who have studied prisons or legal theory, Hames-Garcma views prisoners as political and social thinkers whose ideas are as impor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hames-Garcia, Michael Roy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2004.
Temas:
Social ethics > United States.
Prisoners' writings, American.
Liberty.
Race discrimination > United States.
Justice, Administration of > United States.
Imprisonment > United States.
Prisoners > United States.
Political prisoners > United States.
Écrits de prisonniers américains.
Liberté.
Emprisonnement > États-Unis.
Prisonniers > États-Unis.
Prisonniers politiques > États-Unis.
freedom.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Imprisonment
Justice, Administration of
Liberty
Political prisoners
Prisoners
Prisoners' writings, American
Race discrimination
Social ethics
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In Fugitive Thought, Michael Hames-Garcma argues that writings by prisoners are instances of practical social theory that seek to transform the world. Unlike other authors who have studied prisons or legal theory, Hames-Garcma views prisoners as political and social thinkers whose ideas are as important as those of lawyers and philosophers. As key moral terms like "justice," "solidarity," and "freedom" have come under suspicion in the post-Civil Rights era, political discussions on the Left have reached an impasse. Fugitive Thought reexamines and reinvigorates these concepts through a fresh approach to philosophies of justice and freedom, combining the study of legal theory and of prison literature to show how the critiques and moral visions of dissidents and participants in prison movements can contribute to the shaping and realization of workable ethical conceptions. Fugitive Thought focuses on writings by black and Latina/o lawyers and prisoners to flesh out the philosophical underpinnings of ethical claims within legal theory and prison activism. Michael Hames-Garcma is assistant professor of English and of philosophy, interpretation, and culture at Binghamton University, State University of New York.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-325) and index.
ISBN:1299916066
9781299916067
9781452935539
145293553X
9780816643141
0816643148
081664313X
9780816643134

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