Cover: From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America, from Harvard University PressCover: From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime in PAPERBACK

From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime

The Making of Mass Incarceration in America

Product Details

PAPERBACK

$22.00 • £19.95 • €20.95

ISBN 9780674979826

Publication Date: 09/04/2017

Trade

464 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

11 halftones

World

Add to Cart

Educators: Request an Exam Copy (Learn more)

Media Requests:

Related Subjects

Elizabeth Hinton is Associate Professor of History and African American Studies at Yale University and Professor of Law at Yale Law School. From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime received widespread acclaim and was named a New York Times Notable Book and one of Oprah Magazine”s “Books to Better Understand the History of Racism in America.”

Awards & Accolades

Share This

In Praise of Failure: Four Lessons in Humility, by Costica Bradatan, from Harvard University Press

Recent News

Black lives matter. Black voices matter. A statement from HUP »

From Our Blog

Photograph of the book Fearless Women against red/white striped background

A Conversation with Elizabeth Cobbs about Fearless Women

For Women’s History Month, we are highlighting the work of Elizabeth Cobbs, whose new book Fearless Women shows how the movement for women’s rights has been deeply entwined with the history of the United States since its founding. Cobbs traces the lives of pathbreaking women who, inspired by American ideals, fought for the cause in their own ways…