The Incarcerated Modern

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"Prisons that purport to isolate from public view nevertheless have a public life, Golnar Nikpour contends in this revelatory study. The Incarcerated Modern's depiction of transnational solidarity and human rights movements attempting to confront carcerality worldwide is acute and indispensable."
-Samuel Moyn, Yale University "The Incarcerated Modern tells the story of Iran's transformation from a fading empire into a modern nation-state. Steeped in rich archival research, the book brilliantly unpacks the foundational significance of the carceral system and reveals the paradox of this massive system of surveillance-stabilizing the state while creating the space in which modern political movements came into being. A must read!"
-Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi, Princeton University "The Incarcerated Modern is one of those exceptionally rare, original books that transcends academic disciplines and opens up myriad terrains of inquiry. Golnar Nikpour powerfully and convincingly illustrates how the modern prison is global in scope-linked to colonial histories, nation-states, and global politics."
-Shahla Talebi, Arizona State University "Nikpour focuses her excellent discussion on the foundations and consequences of incarceration in modern Iran. She presents a compelling argument for viewing carceral systems as transnational, historically novel, and socially radical phenomena, whether located within the architectural space of prisons or experienced through surveillance of public life. Recommended."-B. Tavakolian, CHOICE "As the prison writings examined here suggest, incarceration has been the equivalent of a university education for the disenfranchised, and this excellent book is a good introduction to that curriculum."-Lisa Anderson, Foreign Affairs