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The Incarcerated Modern : Prisons and Public Life in Iran
The Incarcerated Modern : Prisons and Public Life in Iran
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Author(s): Nikpour, Golnar
ISBN No.: 9781503637634
Pages: 352
Year: 202402
Format: Trade Paper
Price: $ 43.68
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available

Iran's modern prison system is a foundational institution of Iranian political modernity. The Incarcerated Modern traces the transformation of Iran from a decentralized empire with few imprisoned persons at the turn of the twentieth century into a modern nation-state with over a quarter million prisoners today. The carceral system has shaped and re-shaped Iranian understandings of citizenship, freedom, and political belonging, demarcating the line between "bad criminal" and "good citizen." Golnar Nikpour explores the interplay between the concrete space of the Iranian prison and the role of prisons in producing new public cultures and political languages in Iran. From prison writings of 1920s leftist prisoners and communiqués of 1950s militant Islamists, to paintings of 1970s revolutionary guerrillas and mapping projects organized by contemporary dissident prisoners, carceral confinement has defined most modern Iranian political movements and created a political public both within and outside the prison walls. Today, mass incarceration is a global phenomenon. The Incarcerated Modern connects Iranian history to transnational carceral histories to illuminate the shared architectures, economies, and techniques of modern punishment.


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