{"product_id":"9781784536602","title":"Waiting at the Prison Gate : Women, Identity and the Russian Penal System","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWaiting at the Prison Gate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Judith Pallott, Elena Katz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Russian Federation has one of the largest prison populations in the world. Women in particular are profoundly affected by the imprisonment of a family member. Families and Punishment in Russia details the experiences of these women-be they wives, mothers, girlfriends, daughters-who, as relatives of Russia's three-quarters of a million prisoners, are the \"invisible victims\" of the country's harsh penal policy. A pioneering work that offers a unique lens through which various aspects of life in twenty-first century Russia can be observed: the workings of criminal sub-cultures; societal attitudes to parenthood, marriage and marital fidelity; young women's quests for a husband; nostalgia for the Soviet period; state strategies towards dealing with political opponents; and the social construction of gender roles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781784536602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"I.B. Tauris","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40708922278094,"sku":"9781784536602","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781784536602","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}