Waiting at the prison gate : women, identity and the Russian penal system /
"The Russian Federation has one of the largest prison populations in the world. Women in particular are profoundly affected by the imprisonment of a family member. Families and Punishment in Russia details the experiences of these women-be they wives, mothers, girlfriends, daughters-who, as rel...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York, NY :
I.B. Tauris,
2017.
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| Series: | International library of human geography ;
41. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "The Russian Federation has one of the largest prison populations in the world. Women in particular are profoundly affected by the imprisonment of a family member. Families and Punishment in Russia details the experiences of these women-be they wives, mothers, girlfriends, daughters-who, as relatives of Russia's three-quarters of a million prisoners, are the "invisible victims" of the country's harsh penal policy. A pioneering work that offers a unique lens through which various aspects of life in twenty-first century Russia can be observed: the workings of criminal sub-cultures; societal attitudes to parenthood, marriage and marital fidelity; young women's quests for a husband; nostalgia for the Soviet period; state strategies towards dealing with political opponents; and the social construction of gender roles."--Bloomsbury Publishing |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 252 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781786720337 1786720337 9781786730336 1786730332 |
| DOI: | 10.5040/9781350989689 |