{"product_id":"women-s-imprisonment-in-eastern-europe","title":"Women’s Imprisonment in Eastern Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe field of prison studies has been dominated by an androcentric outlook, with little attention paid to women. Offering a unique theoretical fusion of the sociology of imprisonment, carceral geography, feminism and cultural criminology, \u003cem\u003eWomen’s Imprisonment in Eastern Europe: ‘Sitting out Time’\u003c\/em\u003e examines how social, political, and cultural factors have shaped the development of gendered penal regimes in Eastern Europe and created an institutional battleground for opposing ideologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpanding from Latvia as a focal point, Arta Jalili Idrissi provides a current snapshot of women’s imprisonment across the Global East. Understanding the situated and complex nature of the prison as an institution, she captures the interplay between the Soviet legacy and a neoliberal agenda within three distinct realms of punishment: spatial, procedural and relational. Revealing clashes within the prison environment, as well as their broader socio-political and ideological contexts, Jalili Idrissi also exposes the specific nuances of gender implications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first qualitative study based on an ethnographic approach to women’s carceral experiences in Latvia,\u003cem\u003e Women’s Imprisonment in Eastern Europe: ‘Sitting out Time’\u003c\/em\u003e draws parallels across Eastern Europe and throughout the neoliberal West to provide a refreshing and timely addition to the study of criminology and the sociology of imprisonment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emerald Publishing Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54236763062616,"sku":"9781801172837","price":87.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781801172837.jpg?v=1769810427","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/women-s-imprisonment-in-eastern-europe","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}