Civil Racism: The 1992 Los Angeles Rebellion and the Crisis of Racial Burnout
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Civil Racism: The 1992 Los Angeles Rebellion and the Crisis of Racial Burnout
By (Author) Lynn Mie Itagaki
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
1st June 2016
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Social discrimination and social justice
Ethnic groups and multicultural studies
Ethnic studies
305.800979494
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Paperback
312
Width 140mm, Height 216mm, Spine 38mm
Description
The 1992 Los Angeles rebellion, also known as the Rodney King riots, followed the acquittal of four police officers who had been charged with assault and the use of excessive force against a Black motorist. The violence included widespread looting and destruction of stores, many of which were owned or operated by Korean Americans in neighborhoods t
Reviews
"Lynn Mie Itagaki's book is an incisive critique of the civil racism that has become dominant in both liberal and conservative discourses of race in the post-Civil Rights era."Daniel Kim, Brown University
"Given recent urban unrest that lays bare tensions between state power, late capitalism, and race, this is a timely book."CHOICE
"Civil Racism considerably advances literature on the concept of racial civility. Lynn Mie Itagaki's text will be of significant interest to racespecifically those in Asian American studiesand feminist scholars, pushing readers to consider how systems of oppression manifest in insidious forms such as civility."Journal of Asian American Studies
"Exceptionally timely."American Literary History
"Much-needed contribution."Critical Ethnic Studies
"As a sociologist coming to this work, I found Itagakis elaboration of civil racism theoretically rich and relevant for many other facets of race relations in the US post-Cold War context. [...] I appreciated Itagakis careful use and analysis of language. Calling the events that occurred in 1992 a rebellion instead of a riot provides insight into how the rest of her book centers the subversion of people of color in the face of state oppression. Overall, I recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn more about race, intersectionality, citizenship, and critical literary/media analysis." Lateral: Journal of the Cultural Studies Association
Author Bio
Lynn Mie Itagakiis assistant professor in the departments of English and womens, gender, and sexuality studies and the Program Coordinator in Asian American Studies at The Ohio State University.
