{"product_id":"southern-mercy-9781442645745","title":"Southern Mercy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Southern Mercy, Annette Bickford examines the limits of emancipation, and the exclusions inherent in liberal humanism that distinguish racism in the contemporary post-race era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Annette Louise Bickford inquires as to the degree of mercy that operated in early-twentieth century juvenile reform in the U.S. South … The book offers excellent archival research about the realities of life in mid-century juvenile reformatories… Her theoretical framework grounded in a critique of liberal humanism is intriguing and should raise interest especially among graduate students. \" -- Karin L. Zipf * The American Historical Review, Volume 123, Issue 3, 1 June 2018 *\u003cbr\u003e\"Southern Mercy is a fascinating study of North Carolina’s juvenile reform institutions from their founding to the World War II era…Bickford joins a broader conversation about Enlightenment-based liberal humanism as fundamentally underwritten by systemic racism and sexism.\" -- Susan K. Cahn, SUNY Buffalo * The Journal of American History, Sept. 2018 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements    Introduction    Chapter 1: Swamp Island    Chapter 2: The Samarcand Arson Case    Chapter 3: The Energy of Despair    Chapter 4: The Merciful Executioner    Chapter 5: The Prodigal Son    Epilogue    Bibliography    Notes    Index","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53187500081495,"sku":"9781442645745","price":52.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/southern-mercy-9781442645745","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}