Narratives from the 1971 Attica Prison Riot: Toward a New Theory of Correctional Disturbances (Criminology Studies)

Featherstone, Richard Andrew, Paschen, Stephen H.

ISBN 10: 0773459804 / ISBN 13: 9780773459809

Published by Edwin Mellen Pr, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Narratives from the 1971 Attica Prison Riot: Toward a New Theory of Correctional Disturbances (Criminology Studies)
• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0773459804
• ISBN 13: 9780773459809
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Six major published narratives on the event are examined, each written by a major participant. The author analyzes the discursive aspect of each narrative and excavates four common themes providing the basis of each narrative. He then illustrates how each narrator used these themes to craft unique stories of the event, each shaped by their occupational and social positions.

Review

"Attica! Attica! Attica!" - Sonny Wortzik (Al Pacino), Dog Day Afternoon, 1975. What a waste of human power What a waste of human lives - John Lennon, "Attica State," 1972."