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Police Brutality: An Anthology (Norton Paperback) Book
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A landmark work by twelve leading critics and community leadersessential reading for anyone interested in the history of American race relations.
Ignited by the infamous shooting of Amadou Diallo, unarmed and innocent, at the hands of New York City police officers, journalist Jill Nelson was moved to assemble this landmark anthology on the topic of police violence and brutality: an indispensable collection of twelve "groundbreaking" (Ebony) essays by a range of contributorsamong them academics, historians, social critics, a congressman, and an ex-New York City police detective. This "important and valuable book" (Emerge) places a centuries-old issue in much-needed historical and intellectual context, and underscores the profound influence police brutality has had in shaping the American identity.
- 0393321630
- 9780393321630
- J Nelson
- 22 May 2002
- W. W. Norton & Co.
- Paperback (Book)
- 320
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