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Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Lynne Allison Haney |
ISBN: | 9780520261914 0520261917 |
OCLC Number: | 932644723 |
Description: | xii, 287 p |
Contents: | Introduction: an ethnographic journey across states -- Limited government: training women what to need -- Deconstructing dependency: needs, rights, and the struggle for entitlement -- Hybrid states and government from a distance -- State therapeutics: training women what to want -- The empowerment myth: social vulnerability as personal pathology -- The enemies within: fighting the sisters and numbing the self -- Conclusion: states of disentitlement and the therapeutics of neoliberalism. |
Responsibility: | Lynne A. Haney. |
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"I strongly recommend this book. Haney's account is rich with ethnographic detail that brings life to abstract debates about mode of governance and the state." American Journal Of Sociology / AJS "Enriched with vivid images and details on incarcerated women's lives, this book reminds us of incarcerated women's social realities." -- Olivera Simic Feminist Review "Insightful... This book will appeal to persons with an interest in women's studies." -- Jack E. Call Law & Politics Book Review "Offending women makes excellent use of ethnographic material and close observation to build a compelling analysis of two state institutions." British Jrnl Of Sociology Read more...

