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13 women : parables from pr...
However their stories differ in the details, all of the women in this book speak about their time in prison with eloquence and admirable candor. Some have spent most of their lives behind bars; for others, prison was a one-time experience. Most were incarcerated for offences related to drugs and theft. Several were involved in violent crimes. Three -- Betty Krawczyk, Ann Hansen, and Christine Lamont -- did time for political activities that received international media attention. Their stories belie any stereotype about the type of woman who ends up in jail. Each account is a parable of life's f.
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monografia Rebiun25148498 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun25148498 m o d cr cnu---unuuu 110428s2006 bcca ob 000 0ceng d 2005053797 471123726 647823608 747798192 748589512 753287251 816568899 899297161 923084660 961569228 962629616 988456635 1029487918 1037435767 1037937348 1038556394 1043049672 1058011900 1083554649 1114409850 1162019599 9781926685595 electronic bk.) 9781553659082 electronic bk.) 1553659082 electronic bk.) 9781553651420 1553651421 1926685598 electronic bk.) 1282696424 9781282696426 1553651421 9781553651420 9786612696428 6612696427 EBC_SU A5C4FE70-16F8-453A-805D-8D606F1133DC OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com TEFOD eng pn TEFOD CELBN N$T OCLCQ TUU OCLCQ OCLCF QE2 EBLCP E7B GPM MHW IDEBK FXR FVL DEBSZ YDXCP TEFOD OCLCQ AZK CNNLC COCUF AGLDB CNNOR MOR C@V OTZ ZCU OCLCQ MERUC OCLCQ D6H BRL STF VNS WRM VTS ICG VT2 OCLCA OCLCQ AU@ K6U A6Q DKC OCLCQ M8D OCLCQ OCL OCLCQ BOL VLY n-us-ca n-cn-bc BIO 021000 bisacsh SOC 030000 bisacsh BG, JFSJ1 bicssc 13 women parables from prison edited by Karlene Faith with Anne Near Thirteen women Vancouver, B.C. Douglas & McIntyre [Berkeley] Distributed in the U.S. by Publishers Group West ©2006 Vancouver, B.C. [Berkeley] Vancouver, B.C. Douglas & McIntyre [Berkeley] Distributed in the U.S. by Publishers Group West 1 online resource (xi, 347 pages) illustrations 1 online resource (xi, 347 pages) Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier polychrome. rdacc data file rda Includes bibliographical references Paying for the pleasures of pot Diane. -- What's normal? Angelique. -- When welfare isn't enough Lia. -- Just an average American girl Kathy. -- Sex is always the headliner Norma. -- The Low-down high life Vicki. -- I'm not afraid Marie. -- Crossing the colour line Mattie & me. -- Protector of the forest Betty. -- Building a revolution Ann. -- Activist against U.S. imperialism Christine. -- Prison as colonization First nations women. -- The Politicization of imprisonment Gayle However their stories differ in the details, all of the women in this book speak about their time in prison with eloquence and admirable candor. Some have spent most of their lives behind bars; for others, prison was a one-time experience. Most were incarcerated for offences related to drugs and theft. Several were involved in violent crimes. Three -- Betty Krawczyk, Ann Hansen, and Christine Lamont -- did time for political activities that received international media attention. Their stories belie any stereotype about the type of woman who ends up in jail. Each account is a parable of life's f. English Women prisoners- California Biography Women prisoners- British Columbia- Biography BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY- Social Scientists & Psychologists. SOCIAL SCIENCE- Penology. Women prisoners. Columbia Británica California Electronic books Biographies. Electronic books. Biographies. Faith, Karlene Near, Anne Print version 13 women. Vancouver, B.C. : Douglas & McIntyre ; [Berkeley] : Distributed in the U.S. by Publishers Group West, ©2006 1553651421 (DLC) 2005053797 (OCoLC)61476374