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The Idea of Prison Abolition by Tommie Shelby

The Idea of Prison Abolition: Audiobook

Book 10 of the Carl G. Hempel Lecture series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Idea of Prison Abolition runs 6.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by JD Jackson (about 4.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.7listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 6.7 hours, it is shorter than 65% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.

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About this listen

The Idea of Prison Abolition is book 10 of Tommie Shelby's Carl G. Hempel Lecture series: a 6.7-hour unabridged recording, read by JD Jackson, released November 15, 2022, on the Social Science and Lessons in Philosophy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.7 hrs
Narrated by
JD Jackson
Released
November 15, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science, Lessons in Philosophy
Series
Carl G. Hempel Lecture Series #10
ISBN
9780691249957

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Idea of Prison Abolition as an audiobook?

The Idea of Prison Abolition runs 6.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.5 hours.

Is The Idea of Prison Abolition free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Idea of Prison Abolition?

The Idea of Prison Abolition is narrated by JD Jackson.