Abolitionism Books

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The Last Runaway The Last Runaway (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 3.86 — 39,342 ratings — published 2013
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Are Prisons Obsolete? Are Prisons Obsolete? (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.51 — 30,038 ratings — published 2003
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The End of Policing The End of Policing (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.18 — 12,287 ratings — published 2017
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Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.44 — 2,251 ratings — published 2021
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We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice We Do This 'til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.64 — 5,972 ratings — published 2021
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Abolition. Feminism. Now. Abolition. Feminism. Now. (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.28 — 2,422 ratings — published 2022
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A World Without Police: How Strong Communities Make Cops Obsolete A World Without Police: How Strong Communities Make Cops Obsolete (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 3.98 — 323 ratings — published 2021
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"Prisons Make Us Safer": And 20 Other Myths about Mass Incarceration "Prisons Make Us Safer": And 20 Other Myths about Mass Incarceration (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.14 — 959 ratings — published 2021
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Abolition Geography: Essays Towards Liberation Abolition Geography: Essays Towards Liberation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.48 — 287 ratings — published
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Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.24 — 36,916 ratings — published 1975
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Abolition Democracy: Beyond Prisons, Torture, and Empire Abolition Democracy: Beyond Prisons, Torture, and Empire (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,687 ratings — published 2005
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The Invention of Wings The Invention of Wings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.26 — 332,170 ratings — published 2014
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We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.52 — 6,410 ratings — published 2019
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Change Everything: Racial Capitalism and the Case for Abolition Change Everything: Racial Capitalism and the Case for Abolition (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.38 — 21 ratings — published 2024
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Golden Gulag: Prisons, Surplus, Crisis, and Opposition in Globalizing California Golden Gulag: Prisons, Surplus, Crisis, and Opposition in Globalizing California (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.41 — 1,238 ratings — published 2007
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Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.20 — 9,144 ratings — published 2007
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March March (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 3.82 — 78,400 ratings — published 2005
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Abolish the Family: A Manifesto for Care and Liberation Abolish the Family: A Manifesto for Care and Liberation (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 3.67 — 1,729 ratings — published 2022
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An Abolitionist's Handbook: 12 Steps to Changing Yourself and the World An Abolitionist's Handbook: 12 Steps to Changing Yourself and the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.14 — 905 ratings — published 2022
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Chain-Gang All-Stars Chain-Gang All-Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.11 — 91,591 ratings — published 2023
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No More Police: A Case for Abolition No More Police: A Case for Abolition (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.58 — 476 ratings — published
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Abolitionismus. Ein Reader Abolitionismus. Ein Reader (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.58 — 26 ratings — published 2022
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Against Borders: The Case for Abolition Against Borders: The Case for Abolition (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.08 — 297 ratings — published
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Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,129 ratings — published 2011
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.52 — 117,209 ratings — published 2010
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Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.44 — 35,612 ratings — published 2015
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Assata: An Autobiography Assata: An Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.60 — 31,245 ratings — published 1987
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Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,745 ratings — published 2015
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Their End Is Our Beginning: Cops, Capitalism, and Abolition Their End Is Our Beginning: Cops, Capitalism, and Abolition (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.48 — 33 ratings — published
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Abolition and Social Work: Possibilities, Paradoxes, and the Practice of Community Care Abolition and Social Work: Possibilities, Paradoxes, and the Practice of Community Care (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.68 — 57 ratings — published
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Unbuild Walls: Why Immigrant Justice Needs Abolition Unbuild Walls: Why Immigrant Justice Needs Abolition (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.34 — 155 ratings — published 2024
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Practicing New Worlds: Abolition and Emergent Strategies (Emergent Strategy #9) Practicing New Worlds: Abolition and Emergent Strategies (Emergent Strategy #9)
by (shelved 2 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.41 — 165 ratings — published 2023
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Surviving the Future: Abolitionist Queer Strategies Surviving the Future: Abolitionist Queer Strategies (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 3.58 — 57 ratings — published 2022
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Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn't Work and How We Can Do Better Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn't Work and How We Can Do Better (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.47 — 318 ratings — published 2014
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Usual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System Usual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.40 — 843 ratings — published 2019
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What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.70 — 904 ratings — published 1852
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Brick By Brick: How We Build a World Without Prisons Brick By Brick: How We Build a World Without Prisons (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.27 — 187 ratings — published
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Live from Death Row: A Radio Reporter's Impassioned Writings on Injustice, Racism, and Prison Brutalities Live from Death Row: A Radio Reporter's Impassioned Writings on Injustice, Racism, and Prison Brutalities (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,574 ratings — published 1995
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What about the rapists? Anarchist approaches to crime & justice What about the rapists? Anarchist approaches to crime & justice (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 2 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 3.83 — 208 ratings — published
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin Uncle Tom’s Cabin (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 3.92 — 242,598 ratings — published 1852
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We Will Not Cancel Us: And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice We Will Not Cancel Us: And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.28 — 3,208 ratings — published 2020
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The Mapmaker's Children The Mapmaker's Children (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 3.73 — 5,954 ratings — published 2014
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The Good Lord Bird The Good Lord Bird (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 3.95 — 38,202 ratings — published 2013
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Blood in My Eye Blood in My Eye (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.56 — 2,654 ratings — published 1972
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Collected Articles of Frederick Douglass Collected Articles of Frederick Douglass (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.24 — 360 ratings — published 1994
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Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.35 — 423 ratings — published 2003
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Decarcerating Disability: Deinstitutionalization and Prison Abolition Decarcerating Disability: Deinstitutionalization and Prison Abolition (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.48 — 220 ratings — published 2020
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Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movement Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from the Transformative Justice Movement (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.52 — 1,663 ratings — published 2020
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Disability Incarcerated: Imprisonment and Disability in the United States and Canada Disability Incarcerated: Imprisonment and Disability in the United States and Canada (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as abolitionism)
avg rating 4.43 — 75 ratings — published 2014
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