Coal, Cages, Crisis
Author | : Judah Schept |
Publisher | : NYU Press |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2022-04-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781479837151 |
ISBN-13 | : 1479837156 |
Rating | : 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Coal, Cages, Crisis by : Judah Schept
Download or read book Coal, Cages, Crisis written by Judah Schept and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2022-04-12 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As the coal industry has declined in Central Appalachia, prisons have emerged as a primary way that the state addresses the resulting crises of revenue loss, unemployment, and population decline. Grounded in fieldwork, archives, and official documents, this book examines how the prison came to shape, and take shape within, Central Appalachia"--