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Games Prisoners Play: The Tragicomic Worlds of Polish Prison
Marek M. Kaminski
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Description for Games Prisoners Play: The Tragicomic Worlds of Polish Prison
Paperback. On March 11, 1985, a van was pulled over in Warsaw for a routine traffic check. Inside was Marek Kaminski, a Warsaw University student who also ran an underground press for Solidarity. Kaminski was the next a political prisoner trying to adjust to a bizarre and dangerous new world. This book represents his attempts to understand that world. Num Pages: 248 pages, 28 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVP; JKVP1; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
On March 11, 1985, a van was pulled over in Warsaw for a routine traffic check that turned out to be anything but routine. Inside was Marek Kaminski, a Warsaw University student who also ran an underground press for Solidarity. The police discovered illegal books in the vehicle, and in a matter of hours five secret police escorted Kaminski to jail. A sociology and mathematics major one day, Kaminski was the next a political prisoner trying to adjust to a bizarre and dangerous new world. This remarkable book represents his attempts to understand that world. As a coping strategy until ... Read more
On March 11, 1985, a van was pulled over in Warsaw for a routine traffic check that turned out to be anything but routine. Inside was Marek Kaminski, a Warsaw University student who also ran an underground press for Solidarity. The police discovered illegal books in the vehicle, and in a matter of hours five secret police escorted Kaminski to jail. A sociology and mathematics major one day, Kaminski was the next a political prisoner trying to adjust to a bizarre and dangerous new world. This remarkable book represents his attempts to understand that world. As a coping strategy until ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
369g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691149325
SKU
V9780691149325
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About Marek M. Kaminski
Marek M. Kaminski is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Mathematical Behavioral Science at the University of California, Irvine. Between 1982 and 1989 he managed Solidaritys underground publishing house STOP.
Reviews for Games Prisoners Play: The Tragicomic Worlds of Polish Prison
Winner of the 2004 Distinguished Book Award, European Academy of Sociology Written with refreshing directness
funny and horrible by turns
and complemented by delightful illustrations, Games Prisoners Play ... makes a highly original contribution to the literature on prisons. The book will also prove valuable for introducing game theory... There could be no better advertisement for rational choice.
Michael Biggs, American ... Read more
funny and horrible by turns
and complemented by delightful illustrations, Games Prisoners Play ... makes a highly original contribution to the literature on prisons. The book will also prove valuable for introducing game theory... There could be no better advertisement for rational choice.
Michael Biggs, American ... Read more