A review by iffer
Golden Gulag: Prisons, Surplus, Crisis, and Opposition in Globalizing California by Ruth Wilson Gilmore

5.0

This is a conceptually difficult read, but I can honestly say that it has, in the way that some of the best books do, not only introduced new concepts, but profoundly changed the way in which I parse and relate ideas. This is so much more than a book about the California prison system; it's a master class for anyone interested in racial capitalism and political economy. I now understand why scholars re-read this work and get something out of it every time.