{"product_id":"southern-mercy-empire-and-american-civilization-in-juvenile-reform-1890-1944","title":"Southern Mercy: Empire and American Civilization in Juvenile Reform, 1890-1944","description":"From the late-nineteenth to mid-twentieth century juvenile reformatories served as citizen-building institutions and a political tool of state racism in post-emancipation America. New South advocates cemented their regional affiliation by using these reformatories to showcase mercies which were racialized, gendered, and linked to sexuality.\n\nSouthern Mercy uses four historical examples of juvenile reformatories in North Carolina to explore how spectacles of mercy have influenced Southern modernity. Working through archival material pertaining to race and moral uplift, including rare photos from the private archives of Samarcand Manor (the State Home and Industrial Manor for Girls) and restricted archival records of reformatory racial policies, Annette Bickford examines the limits of emancipation, and the exclusions inherent in liberal humanism that distinguish racism in the contemporary \"post-race\" era.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 144261398X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.144261398X.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Bickford, Annette Louise\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43336839790653,"sku":"BVV.144261398X.G","price":36.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/southern-mercy-empire-and-american-civilization-in-juvenile-reform-1890-1944","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}