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Fugitive Thought: Prison Movements, Race, And The Meaning Of Justice
Michael Hames-García
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Description for Fugitive Thought: Prison Movements, Race, And The Meaning Of Justice
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVQ; LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Looks to the philosophy and experience of prisoners to reinvigorate our concepts of justice, solidarity, and freedom
In Fugitive Thought, Michael Hames-García 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-García views prisoners as political and social thinkers whose ideas are as valuable 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 ... Read more Show LessProduct Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816643141
SKU
V9780816643141
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About Michael Hames-García
Michael Hames-García is associate professor of English and of philosophy, interpretation, and culture at Binghamton University, State University of New York.
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