{"product_id":"prisons-of-poverty-volume-23-paperback","title":"Prisons of Poverty: Volume 23 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLoïc Wacquant\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this title, the author examines how penal policies emanating from the United States have spread thoughout the world. The author argues that the policies have their roots in a network of Reagan-era conservative think tanks, which used them as weapons in their crusade to dismantle the welfare state and, in effect, criminalise poverty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoïc Wacquant is professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, and researcher at the Centre de sociologie européenne, Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757833716000,"sku":"9780816639014","price":41.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/11993bf0c536663358e148b7b1b86cb9.webp?v=1780112896","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/prisons-of-poverty-volume-23-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}