| Paramilitary Imprisonment in Northern Ireland: Resistance, Management, and Release Contributor(s): McEvoy, Kieran (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198299079 ISBN-13: 9780198299073 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $199.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2001 Annotation: This book offers a unique analysis of paramilitary imprisonment in Northern Ireland. The central focus of the book is the struggle between inmates and the state concerning the prisoners' assertion of their status as political prisoners. Drawing upon interviews with former Republican and Loyalist prisoners as well as prison managers and staff, this book locates that experience within the broader theoretical literature on imprisonment. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Penology - Social Science | Criminology - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 365.450 |
| LCCN: 2001036395 |
| Series: Clarendon Studies in Criminology |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.2" W x 8.34" (1.56 lbs) 440 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book offers a unique analysis of paramilitary imprisonment in Northern Ireland. The central focus of the book is the struggle between inmates and the state concerning the prisoners' assertion of their status as political prisoners. Drawing upon interviews with former Republican and Loyalist prisoners as well as prison managers and staff, this book locates that experience within the broader theoretical literature on imprisonment. |
