Last summer I blogged about my book on the term of Uncle Tom. Well, the 530+ page behemoth is now finished. I posted the short Introduction on SSRN if anyone is interested in reading. Now on to book #2.
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Congratulations, Brando! Looking forward to reading the introduction now and the full book down the road.
Posted by: Alfred Brophy | April 08, 2013 at 04:01 PM
Thanks. I mention your recent discussions on Applied Legal History and how this book fits in.
Posted by: Brando Simeo Starkey | April 08, 2013 at 05:03 PM
Fantastic work, Brando. I really liked the introduction, and I'm looking forward to the rest of the book.
Posted by: Kaimipono Wenger | April 08, 2013 at 06:49 PM
Congratulations Brando! I can't wait to read the rest of the book.
Posted by: Franita Tolson | April 08, 2013 at 10:07 PM
Congratulations.
Does the book address any of these questions? And if so, can you give a glimpse of how you think about them?
(1) How does the racial shaming you endorse work in a situation where there is disagreement among members of the race about what is likeliest to advance the race's interests?
(2) How does the racial shaming you endorse work in a situation where a person understands his/her race as just one component of his/her identity, and he/she on a given issue supports a policy that advances a non-racial component even if it's at the expense of the racially defined interest?
(3) How does the racial shaming you endorse apply to people who have parents from different racial groups?
Posted by: Eric Muller | April 09, 2013 at 12:26 PM
Well, my book discusses actual people so answering abstract questions is unfeasible. But I argue that those who do reject notions of racial solidarity should be permitted to "opt out" and be free from criticism.
Posted by: Brando Simeo Starkey | April 09, 2013 at 04:41 PM