Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 590 g
Prisons and Labor Reform Camps in China: Prisons and Labor Reform Camps in China
Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 590 g
ISBN: 978-0-7656-0097-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
Much has been written about the laogai (sometimes likened to the Soviet gulag) in the People's Republic of China. Depending on the source, the prisons are described as nonexistent, enlightened institutions, or hellish places that subject the inmates to degradation and misery. The system is commonly thought of (by admirers and critics alike) as having a measurable impact on the national economy and providing significant resources to the state. Based on research in classified documents and extensive interviews with former prisoners, judicial personnel, and other insiders, and featuring case studies dealing with the three northwestern provinces, this book examines such assertions on the basis of the facts about this underexamined subject in order to arrive at a detailed, objective, and realistic picture of the situation. In the case of each province under study, the authors discuss the history of the provincial prison system and the impact that each has had at the macro, meso, and micro levels.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
- Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Staats- und Verfassungsrecht
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
Weitere Infos & Material
List of Tables, Charts, and Maps, Terminology and Prison Structure, Foreword by Fan Sidong, Preface, Prologue: Visiting the Xining Laogai Area, 1. Introduction, 2. Gansu, 3. Xinjiang: One Region, Two Systems, 4. Qinghai, 5. Prisons and Human Rights, 6. The Aftermath: What Happens upon Release?, 7. Conclusion, Appendix 1: Author's Commentaries, Appendix 2: Others' Commentaries, Appendix 3: Laogai Regulations, Endnotes, Bibliography, Index
