Resisting state violence : radicalism, gender, and race in U.S. culture / Joy James ; foreword by Angela Y. Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

James, Joy, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minority women--United States--Political activity.

Minority women.

Political culture--United States.

Political culture.

Racism--United States.

Racism.

Violence--United States.

Violence.

United States--Race relations.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, Minn. : University of Minnesota Press, c1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

African American scholar-activist Joy James offers a stimulating and iconoclastic account of a world in which the United States functions as the political-police center. Resisting State Violence is a clear-sighted and uncompromising guidebook for those who want to understand the forces that hinder social change, and to effectively move beyond them.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Preface: Reading... Resistance...; Acknowledgments; Part I. Rage and Resistance Lessons: Political Life and Theory; Part II. Colonial Hangovers: U.S. Policies at Home and Abroad; Part III. Cultural Politics: Black Women and Sexual Violence; Part IV. Teaching, Community, and Political Activism; Conclusion: United Nations Conventions, Antiracist Feminisms, and Coalition Politics; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-8745-5

OCLC:

614485462