Extraordinary racial politics four events in the informal Constitution of the United States

Extraordinary racial politics : four events in the informal Constitution of the United States / Fred Lee.

Author/creator	Lee, Fred, 1979-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2018.
Description	viii, 229 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Racism--Political aspects --United States --Case studies. African Americans--Civil rights --United States --Case studies. Indians, Treatment of--North America --History --Case studies. Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 --Case studies. United States--Race relations --Case studies.

Contents	An introduction into extraordinary racial politics -- Racial re-foundations and the rise of the nation-state -- Racial removal contracts and the nomos of the new world -- Racial states of exception and the decision on enmity -- Racial counter-publics and the power of judgment -- A reaffirmation of extraordinary racial politics.
Abstract	"Extraordinary Racial Politics seeks to generate intellectual exchange between ethnic studies and political theory by examining the relationship between quotidian racial experience and periodic mass racial crisis in the United States. It addresses four case studies: The civil rights movement, racial power movements, mass-scale Indian removals, and wartime Japanese internment"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-220) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2018008771
ISBN	9781439915752 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9781439915769 (pbk. : alk. paper)