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Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1

Angela Y. Davis

A major collection of essays and speeches from pioneering freedom fighter Angela Y. Davis

For over fifty years, Angela Y. Davis has been at the forefront of collective movements for abolition and feminism and the fight against state violence and oppression. Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, the first of two important new volumes, brings together an essential collection of Davis's essays, and speeches over the years, showing how her thinking has sharpened and evolved even as she has remained uncompromising in her commitment to collective liberation. In pieces that address the history of abolitionist practice and thought in the United States and globally, the unique contributions of women to abolitionist struggles, and stories and lessons of organizing inside and beyond the prison walls, Davis is always curious, always incisive, and always learning.

Rich and rewarding, Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises will appeal to fans of Davis, to students and scholars reflecting on her life and work, and to readers new to feminism, abolition, and struggles for liberation.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Haymarket Books
  • Publish Date: Mar 19th, 2024
  • Pages: 300
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.50in - 5.50in - 0.81in - 1.17lb
  • EAN: 9798888900536
  • Categories: Activism & Social JusticeCultural & Ethnic Studies - American - African American & BlCivil Rights

About the Author

Angela Y. Davis is Professor Emerita of History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies at UC Santa Cruz. An activist, writer, and lecturer, her work focuses on prisons, police, abolition, and the related intersections of race, gender, and class. She is the author of many books, from Angela Davis: An Autobiography to Freedom Is a Constant Struggle.

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Praise for this book

"An activist. An author. A scholar. An abolitionist. A legend."
--Ibram X. Kendi

"Before the world knew what intersectionality was, the scholar, writer and activist was living it, arguing not just for Black liberation, but for the rights of women and queer and transgender people as well."
--New York Times

"As an iconic educator, scholar, and leader in the civil rights movement, Angela Davis is an obligatory add to your list of must-read black authors."
--O Magazin

On Angela Davis: An Autobiography

"Riveting; as fresh and relevant today as it was almost 50 years ago. The words fire off the page with humour, anger and eloquence."
--The Guardian

"Angela Davis: An Autobiography continues to fulfill that goal as the rare book that even almost 50 years later feels timely and relevant. Maybe too relevant, considering how little has changed in the interim."
--Los Angeles Times

"This new edition of the autobiography is meant to bring Davis and her story to a new generation of readers, who can still identify with her experiences. Still a key work in the areas of prison abolition and feminism, this reissue of a classic autobiography deserves a place of honor in any collection."
--Library Journal

On Freedom Is a Constant Struggle

"This is vintage Angela: insightful, curious, observant, and brilliant, asking and answering questions about events in this new century that look surprisingly similar to the last century." --Mumia Abu-Jamal

"Angela Davis once again offers us an incisive, urgent, and comprehensive understanding of systematic racism, the grounds for intersectional analysis and solidarity, and the importance of working together as equals to unmask and depose systems of injustice.... Angela Davis gathers in her lucid words our luminous history and the most promising future of freedom."
--Judith Butler

"She has eyes in the back of our head. With her we can survive and resist."
--John Berger