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Abolition Revolution

By Shanice Octavia McBean and Aviah Sarah Day
Series: FireWorks
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Abolition Revolution examines the powerful abolitionist movements sparked by events such as George Floyd's murder and Sarah Everard's death. The book explores the deep histories of resistance in Britain, linking the fight to dismantle police, prisons, and borders with broader themes of empire, materialist feminism, anti-capitalist struggle, and international solidarity. It offers a passionate and authoritative call for revolution grounded in abolitionist politics.
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Ideal for reading groups, activists, and anyone interested in contemporary abolitionist politics and social revolution in Britain and beyond. Suitable for readers new to abolitionist ideas as well as those seeking a comprehensive perspective on the intersections of race, class, and empire.

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An abolitionist manifesto for everyone fighting for revolution

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Winner of the Bread and Roses Prize 2024

Shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2023

George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis triggered abolitionist shockwaves. Calls to defund the police found receptive ears around the world. Shortly after, Sarah Everard's murder by a serving police officer sparked a national abolitionist movement in Britain. But to abolish the police, prisons and borders, we must confront the legacy of Empire.

Abolition Revolution is a guide to abolitionist politics in Britain, drawing out rich histories of resistance from rebellion in the colonies to grassroots responses to carceral systems today. The authors argue that abolition is key to reconceptualising revolution for our times—linking it with materialist feminisms, anti-capitalist class struggle, internationalist solidarity and anti-colonialism.

Perfect for reading groups and activist meetings, this is an invaluable book for those new to abolitionist politics—whilst simultaneously telling a passionate and authoritative story about the need for abolition and revolution in Britain and globally.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780745346519

Publisher: Pluto Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 November 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pluto Press

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 284g

Pages: 320

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Aviah Sarah Day Education & Reference Finance & Economics Finance & Investment History & Archaeology History & Military Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs Series: FireWorks Shanice Octavia McBean

About the Author

Aviah Sarah Day is a Black community organiser with Sisters Uncut and Hackney Cop Watch. The rest of her time is spent lecturing in Criminology at Birkbeck, University of London, organising in her trade union branch, and reflecting on how to build workers' power through anarcho-syndicalism. Shanice Octavia McBean is a Black writer and activist in Sisters Uncut. She grew up in Handsworth, Birmingham, before moving to Tottenham. Describing herself as a revolutionary and Afro-Marxist, she has also organised in anti-racist groups and trade unions.

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