From trailblazing political activist Angela Y. Davis a major new collection of essays and
interviews that argue for a radical rethinking of our prison systemsAn icon of revolutionary
politics Angela Y. Davis has been at the forefront of collective movements for prison
abolition for over fifty years. Abolition: Politics Practices Promises the first of two
important new volumes brings together an essential collection of Davis's essays conversations
and interviews over the years showing how her thinking has sharpened and evolved even as she
has remained uncompromising in her commitment to collective liberation. Davis traces a
genealogy of the penal system from slavery to the prison industrial complex offering a
trenchant analysis of the relationship between the prison system and capitalism both in the US
and on a global scale. Combining decades of analytical brilliance and lessons from organising
both inside and beyond prison walls Davis addresses the history of abolitionist practice
details the unique contributions of women to abolitionist struggles and offers the radical
tools we need for revolutionary change. Powerful and rewarding filled with insight and
provocation Abolition: Politics Practices Promises is essential reading for anyone seeking
to imagine a world without prisons. 'A woman of undeniable courage. She should be heard' New
York Times'She has eyes in the back of our head. With her we can survive and resist' John
Berger'Behold the heart and mind of Angela Davis: open relentless and on time! She is as
radiant she is as true as that invincible sunrise' June Jordan
