Extraordinary Racial Politics: Four Events in the Informal Constitution of the United States

“Drawing on thinkers such as Carl Schmidt, Fred Ho, Hannah Arendt, Michael Omi, and Howard Winant, Fred Lee explores a rich archive of racial struggles ranging from Indian removal to Japanese internment, from the civil rights movement to red power on Alcatraz Island to Asian-American activists at the International Hotel. His book is a timely reminder that even in the most perilous of times, the extraordinary is always latent within ordinary U.S. racial politics.”—Cristina Beltrán, author of The Trouble with Unity: Latino Politics and the Creation of Identity Pub Sept 2018. LC 2018008771. 6 x 9 in. 240 pp. illustrated. notes. bibl. index. Temple ISBN 978-1-4399-1576-9 P/$27.95