Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis

8 reviews

michaelion's review against another edition

hopeful informative fast-paced

4.25

I'd like to propose the opposite of Betteridge's law of headlines: Angela Y. Davis' law of book titles, which states that if a book asks the reader a question than answer as probably yes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Xenophobia, and Murder

Minor: Deportation, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Rape

picoledenaranja's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, Classism, Violence, and Sexual violence

Minor: Rape and Xenophobia

livreads16's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Xenophobia, Misogyny, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Rape

Minor: Islamophobia and Slavery

nickshutter's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Police brutality, Racism, Sexism, Confinement, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery

Moderate: Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Murder, Torture, and Xenophobia

Minor: Alcoholism, Islamophobia, Drug abuse, Grief, and War

amberinbookland's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

cemeterygay's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

A great introduction to prison abolition that is not too dense while still not oversimplifying the topics presented. I absolutely would recommend this as a starting point for anyone interested in prison abolition. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Racism, Misogyny, and Xenophobia

CW: Discussions of systemic violence and the abuse experienced at the hands of the Prison Industrial Complex

jehansflowers's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

i dont really feel comfortable giving this book a star rating, but it was absolutely brilliant. its incredibly well written and very informative. she fits a lot of information into a small book with accessible writing. she makes a shit ton of brilliant points, with heaps of research, evidence, and experience, and both puts into words concepts that i could never accurately express, and shares multifaceted and very intelligent points that i never would have thought of myself. all in all, highly recommend for people who have been involved with abolition for decades, baby leftists, or for anyone you're trying to radicalize

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Xenophobia, Violence, Torture, Rape, and Murder

Minor: Mental illness, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Alcoholism, and Addiction

secanno's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Police brutality, and Slavery