Refusal to Eat: A Century of Prison Hunger Strikes

by Nayan Shah

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The first global history of hunger strikes as a tactic in prisons, conflicts, and protest movements.

The power of the hunger strike lies in its utter simplicity. The ability to choose to forego eating is universally accessible, even to those living under conditions of maximal constraint, as in the prisons of apartheid South Africa, Israeli prisons for Palestinian prisoners, and the detention camp at Guant namo Bay. It is a weapon of...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0520302699

ISBN13:9780520302693

Release Date:January 2022

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:384 Pages

Weight:1.55 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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History Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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