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States of siege U.S. prison riots, 1971-1986

Useem, Bert. (Author). Kimball, Peter. (Added Author).

Summary: This book examines case studies of recent prison riots in five states, including the 1971 radical uprising in Attica, New York, and the infamous 1981 bloodbath at the New Mexico Penitentiary. The most extensive and detailed work yet written on US prison riots, the authors explain the occurrence and variations of riots as a reflection of the administrative breakdown of the prison system within a changing ideological context. A theoretical appendix helps make this work an ideal introduction to sociological theories of collective action.

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ISBN: 0195072715 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0195072715 (electronic bk. : Adobe Reader)
ISBN: 9780195072716 (electronic bk. : Adobe Reader)
ISBN: 0198022336 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780198022336 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (vi, 278 p., [4] p. of plates) : ill.
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Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, c1991.

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General Note:	CatMonthString:may.18 Multi-User. "First published in 1989 by Oxford University Press."--T.p. verso. CatBulkString:jan.10.13 CatMonthString:jan.13 Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [250]-272) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Introduction; Part I. Prisons and Prison Riots in the 1970s; Part II. Prisons and Prison Riots in the 1980s; Part III. Conclusions; Appendix A. The Context of Breakdown/Deprivation Theory of Protest; Appendix B. Immediate Demands (Attica); Appendix C. Practical Proposals (Attica); Appendix D. Proposals Collected Friday Night (Attica); Appendix E. The James Letter (Attica); Appendix F. The 28 Points (Attica); Appendix G. Sunday Afternoon Ultimatum (Attica); Appendix H. Monday Morning Ultimatum (Attica); Appendix I. Public Appeal by Observers (Attica).
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.