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Reading Rodney King/Reading Urban Uprising
Robert Gooding-Williams (Ed.)
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Description for Reading Rodney King/Reading Urban Uprising
Paperback. Philosophers, legal scholars and social scientists amongst others explore the issues provoked by the Rodney King beating, they illuminate the interplay of ideological, political and economic forces impinging on urban America. Editor(s): Gooding-Williams, Robert. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSG; JFSL1; JFSL3; JHMP; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Reading Rodney King/Reading Urban Uprising keeps the public debate alive by exploring the connections between the Rodney King incidents and the ordinary workings of cultural, political, and economic power in contemporary America. Its recurrent theme is the continuing, complicated significance of race in American society. Contributors: Houston A. Baker, Jr.; Judith Butler; Sumi K. Cho; Kimberle Crenshaw; Mike Davis; Thomas L. Dumm; Walter C. Farrell, Jr.; Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; Ruth Wilson Gilmore; Robert Gooding-Williams; James H. Johnson, Jr.; Elaine H. Kim; Melvin L. Oliver; Michael Omi; Gary Peller; Cedric J. Robinson; Jerry Watts; Cornel West; Patricia Williams; Rhonda M. ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415907354
SKU
V9780415907354
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99-1
About Robert Gooding-Williams (Ed.)
Robert Gooding-Williams is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Black Studies at Amherst College. He is author of the forthcoming book Nietszche's Pursuit ofModernism, to be published by Routledge.
Reviews for Reading Rodney King/Reading Urban Uprising
". . . very impressive . . . These works are not about race and urban uprising. They are about all of us, not the American Dream but the American Real."
The SanDiego Review "The book Reading Rodney King/Reading Urban Uprising offers a timely reminder that the beating of Rodney King, the outcome of the Simi Valley trial of ... Read more
The SanDiego Review "The book Reading Rodney King/Reading Urban Uprising offers a timely reminder that the beating of Rodney King, the outcome of the Simi Valley trial of ... Read more