Games Prisoners Play : : The Tragicomic Worlds of Polish Prison / / Marek M. Kaminski.

On March 11, 1985, a van was pulled over in Warsaw for a routine traffic check that turned out to be anything but routine. Inside was Marek Kaminski, a Warsaw University student who also ran an underground press for Solidarity. The police discovered illegal books in the vehicle, and in a matter of h...

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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2018]
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Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One. Entry
  • Chapter Two. The Constraints of Prison Life: An Overview
  • Chapter Three. Becoming a Grypsman
  • Chapter Four. Prison Code of Behavior
  • Chapter Five. Argot
  • Chapter Six. Everyday Life
  • Chapter Seven. Sex, Flirtation, Love
  • Chapter Eight. Strategic Ailment
  • Chapter Nine. Exit
  • Postscriptum. Variants and Evolution of Grypsmen Subculture
  • Appendix. Prison Playground: Games and Decisions
  • Glossary. Essential Argot
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index