Description
About the Author
Jovan 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.
Reviews
"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 *
Book Information
ISBN 9781478018568
Author Jovan Scott Lewis
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Duke University Press
Publisher Duke University Press
Weight(grams) 408g