A major collection of essays and speeches from pioneering freedom fighter Angela Y. Davis
For over fifty years, Angela Y. Davis has been at the forefront of collective movements for abolition and feminism and the fight against state violence and oppression. Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, the first of two important new volumes, brings together an essential collection of Daviss writing over the years, showing how her thinking has sharpened and evolved even as she has remained uncompromising in her commitment to collective liberation. In pieces that address the history of abolitionist practice and thought in the United States and globally, the unique contributions of women to abolitionist struggles, and stories and lessons of organizing inside and beyond the prison walls, Davis is always curious, always incisive, and always learning.
Rich and rewarding, Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises will appeal to fans of Davis, to students and scholars reflecting on her life and work, and to readers new to feminism, abolition, and struggles for liberation.
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In a brilliantly observant, profoundly knowledgeable, and unfailingly original text, the authors passion and eloquence render even the driest facts fascinating even the staunchest Davis devotees are likely to discover new material and new ways to reimagine a more just world. A must-read essay collection for anyone invested in racial equity. Kirkus (Starred Review)
An activist. An author. A scholar. An abolitionist. A legend. Ibram X. Kendi
Before the world knew what intersectionality was, the scholar, writer and activist was living it, arguing not just for Black liberation, but for the rights of women and queer and transgender people as well. New York Times
As an iconic educator, scholar, and leader in the civil rights movement, Angela Davis is an obligatory add to your list of must-read black authors. O Magazine
On Angela Davis: An Autobiography
Riveting; as fresh and relevant today as it was almost 50 years ago. The words fire off the page with humour, anger and eloquence. The Guardian
Angela Davis: An Autobiography continues to fulfill that goal as the rare book that even almost 50 years later feels timely and relevant. Maybe too relevant, considering how little has changed in the interim. Los Angeles Times
This new edition of the autobiography is meant to bring Davis and her story to a new generation of readers, who can still identify with her experiences. Still a key work in the areas of prison abolition and feminism, this reissue of a classic autobiography deserves a place of honor in any collection. Library Journal
On Freedom Is a Constant Struggle
"This is vintage Angela: insightful, curious, observant, and brilliant, asking and answering questions about events in this new century that look surprisingly similar to the last century." Mumia Abu-Jamal
"Angela Davis once again offers us an incisive, urgent, and comprehensive understanding of systematic racism, the grounds for intersectional analysis and solidarity, and the importance of working together as equals to unmask and depose systems of injustice. Angela Davis gathers in her lucid words our luminous history and the most promising future of freedom." Judith Butler
"She has eyes in the back of our head. With her we can survive and resist." John Berger
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Abolition, Volume 1: Politics, Practices, Promises
Introduction by Angela Y. Davis
Capitalism, Democracy, and the Prison
The Prisoner Exchange
Prison: A Sign of U.S. Democracy?
Inside/Outside: Women at the Borders of Globalization
Slavery and the U.S. Prison: Genealogical Connections
From the Prison of Slavery to the Slavery of Prison:
Frederick Douglass and the
Convict Lease System
From the Convict Lease System to the Supermax Prison
Disarticulating Crime and Punishment: Emerging Abolitionist Frameworks
Race and Criminalization: Black Americans and the Punishment
Industry
Changing Attitudes Toward Crime and Punishment
Public Imprisonment and Private Violence: Reflections on the
Hidden Punishment
of Women
Rethinking Incarceration: Identifying the Prison Industrial Complex
Masked Racism: Reflections on the Prison Industrial Complex
Race, Gender and the Prison Industrial Complex: California and Beyond
Incarcerated Women: The Netherlands, the United States, and Cuba
Women in Prison: Researching Race in Three National Contexts
Incarcarated Women: Transformative Strategies
Fighting for her Future: Reflections on Human Rights and
Womens Prisons
In the Netherlands
Internationalism and Abolition
Statement for Dream Defenders Program on Palestine
Farewell to Rasmeah
Prisons and Palestine
Without Racism, Democracy Is Better
Angela Y. Davis is Professor Emerita of History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies at UC Santa Cruz. An activist, writer, and lecturer, her work focuses on prisons, police, abolition, and the related intersections of race, gender, and class. She is the author of many books, from Angela Davis: An Autobiography to Freedom Is a Constant Struggle.
