A Carceral Ecology

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A Carceral Ecology is an interesting and important contribution to the environmental and social history of Latin America. Ryan Edwards takes a unique topic and does great justice to the individuals and issues within it. He nicely bridges two relatively robust areas of scholarly inquiry—histories of crime and punishment and histories of landscape and the environment—in a clear and engaging way."—Emily Wakild, author of Revolutionary Parks: Conservation, Social Justice, and Mexico's National Parks, 1910–1940 "This is the first extended history of the legendary prison of Ushuaia, spanning a whole century, from its conception and construction to its conversion into a museum at the end of the world for global tourists. The attention paid to the multilayered relation between prison and place makes this book a highly original study of a case with broad relevance."—Lila Caimari, author of While the City Sleeps: A History of Pistoleros, Policemen, and the Crime Beat in Buenos Aires before Perón