description: April 1990 was month of unprecedented prison unrest in England and Wales. The catalyst of this tumultuous moment in British penal history was the 25 day occupation of Strangeways. This book provides a detailed sociological explanation of why one of the largest prisons in Europe erupted in violent protest.
language: English
title: Power, Discourse and Resistance: A Genealogy of the Strangeways Prison Riot
titlecomplete: Power, Discourse and Resistance: A Genealogy of the Strangeways Prison Riot (Advances in Criminology)
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Ashgate Pub Ltd