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- PublisherVerso
- Publication date2021
- ISBN 10 1839766670
- ISBN 13 9781839766671
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages320
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Condition: as new. London & Brooklyn, NY : Verso, 2021. Hardcover. Dustjacket. 311 pp. 22 cm. - In the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd and the resurgence of Black Lives Matter the call for the abolition of the police became a central demand for the movement. Purnell details how multi-racial social movements rooted in rebellion, risk-taking, and revolutionary love pushed her and a generation of activists toward abolition. The book travels across geography and time, and offers lessons that activists have learned from Ferguson to South Africa, from Reconstruction to contemporary protests against police shootings. Here, Purnell argues that police can not be reformed and invites readers to envision new systems that work to address the root causes of violence. Becoming Abolitionists shows that abolition is not solely about getting rid of police, but a commitment to create and support different answers to the problem of harm in society, and, most excitingly, an opportunity to reduce and eliminate harm in the first place" Condition : as new copy. ISBN 9781839766671. Keywords : PHILOSOPHY, Seller Inventory # 298207
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