Golden gulag : prisons, surplus, crisis, and opposition in globalizing California /

Gilmore, Ruth Wilson, 1950-

Golden gulag : prisons, surplus, crisis, and opposition in globalizing California / Ruth Wilson Gilmore. - Berkeley : University of California Press, (c)2007. - 1 online resource (413 pages) : illustrations, maps. - American crossroads ; 21 .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Prologue: The bus -- Introduction -- The California political economy -- The prison fix -- Crime, croplands, and capitalism -- Mothers Reclaiming Our Children -- What is to be done? -- Epilogue: Another bus.



9780520938038


Prisons--California.
Prisons--Economic aspects--California.
Imprisonment--California.
Criminal justice, Administration of--California.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--California.
Minorities--California.


Electronic Books.

HV9475 / .G653 2007