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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jovan Scott LewisPublisher: Duke University Press Imprint: Duke University Press Weight: 0.522kg ISBN: 9781478016014ISBN 10: 1478016019 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 28 October 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. Violence 21 2. Inheritance 55 3. Restoration 93 4. Repair 131 5. Territory 174 Conclusion 210 Notes 223 Bibliography 239 Index 251ReviewsViolent Utopia's findings shed a searching light on Oklahoman history but are not limited to or by it. Whilst humble enough to only define itself as a 'minor contribution' to the reparations movement, Violent Utopia's great strength is an analytical dexterity that studiously balances the dialectical dance of anti-Black violence and Black freedom dreams. -- Thomas Cryer * LSE Review of Books * """Violent Utopia’s findings shed a searching light on Oklahoman history but are not limited to or by it. Whilst humble enough to only define itself as a ‘minor contribution’ to the reparations movement, Violent Utopia’s great strength is an analytical dexterity that studiously balances the dialectical dance of anti-Black violence and Black freedom dreams."" -- Thomas Cryer * LSE Review of Books * “This thought-provoking book is worth reading. It shows that much can be learned from studying Black communities from a critical race perspective.” -- Robert L. Boyd * Ethnic and Racial Studies * ""Skillfully incorporates the tools of geography, ethnography, and history to investigate issues surrounding reparations and what they might accomplish for the African American community. . . . Highly recommended. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals."" * Choice * ""Lewis's Violent Utopia offers a fresh and nuanced perspective on the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and its legacies. ... The book is a stellar ethnohistorical model for scholars."" -- Jajuan Johnson * Journal of Southern History *" Author InformationJovan Scott Lewis is Associate Professor and Chair of Geography at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of Scammer’s Yard: The Crime of Black Repair in Jamaica. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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