This book presents a feminist historical materialist analysis of the ways in which the law, policing and penal regimes have overlapped with social policies to discipline the marginalized sectors of the population throughout the history of capitalism. Roberst states that the law,…
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The Anglo-American lockdown -- Toward a feminist historical materialism -- Competing explanations -- A note on case studies and approach -- Outline and organization of the argument -- 1 The making of …
This book presents a feminist historical materialist analysis of the ways in which the law, policing and penal regimes have overlapped with social policies to coercively discipline the poor and marginalized sectors of the population throughout the history of capitalism. Roberts …