The Derrick Bell Reader - (Critical America) by Richard Delgado & Jean Stefancic (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>An authoritative collection of writings from a prominent public intellectual.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>An essential collection of the writings of progressive lawyer and race activist Derrick Bell</b> <p/>Lawyer, activist, teacher, writer: for over 40 years, Derrick Bell provoked his critics and challenged his readers with uncompromising candor and progressive views on race and class in America. A founder of Critical Race Theory and pioneer of the use of allegorical stories as tools of analysis, Bell's groundbreaking work shattered conventional legal orthodoxies and turned comfortable majoritarian myths inside out. <p/>Edited and with an extensive introduction by leading critical race theorists Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic, <i>The Derrick Bell Reader</i> reflects the tremendous breadth of issues that Bell grappled with over his phenomenal career, including affirmative action, Black nationalism, legal education and ethics. Together, these selections offer the most complete collection of Derrick Bell's writing available today.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A growing number of scholars have helped us understand the law's impact on both the major events and the minutiae of our daily lives. It's safe to say, however, that few do so with the provocative verve and vigor of Derrick Bell. This volume is a must read for long-time followers of Derrick Bell's work as well as casual readers looking for material that is both intellectually stimulating and entertaining.--Henry Louis Gates, Jr., co-author of The Future of the Race<br><br>Biting, intense, full of dramatic surprises and brilliant insights, Bell's work is the antidote to all the feel-good narratives of racial change.--Duncan Kennedy, author of Legal Education and the Reproduction of Hierarchy<br><br>Derrick Bell's impressive body of scholarship continues to inspire generations of readers by inviting them into an extended conversation between him and a community of people who gave life to his vision and generously shared their own wisdom in search of justice.--Lani Guinier and Gerald Torres, co-authors of The Miner's Canary<br><br>Finally, the essence of Derrick Bell as a scholar, teacher, and activist is captured in <i>The Derrick Bell Reader.</i> Bell's remarkable career, as a civil rights attorney, scholar on race and justice, and activist promoting the rights of all citizens, is fully addressed. It is a great read.--Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., author of All Deliberate Speed<br><br>For those who agree, or disagree, with Bell's radical departure from accepted racial notions, <i>The Derrick Bell Reader</i> offers plenty to dissect. The book could not have arrived at a better time.--Brian Gilmore, Howard University School of Law<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Richard Delgado (Editor) </b><br> <b>Richard Delgado</b> is John J. Sparkman Chair of Law at the University of Alabama and one of the founders of critical race theory. His books include<i>Critical Race Theory, Third Edition </i>(NYU Press, 2017), <br><i>Must We Defend Nazis? Why the First Amendment Should Not Protect Hate Speech and White Supremacy </i>(NYU Press, 2018), <br> <i>The Latino/a Condition: A Critical Reader</i> (co-edited with Jean Stefancic; NYU Press 2010), <i>Justice at War: Civil Liberaties and Civil Rights During Times of Crisis </i>(NYU Press, 2005), <i>The Rodrigo Chronicles</i> (New York University Press, 1996), <i>The Coming Race War: And Other Apocalyptic Tales of America After Affirmative Action and Welfare</i> (NYU Press, 1996). <p/><b>Jean Stefancic (Editor) </b><br> <b>Jean Stefancic</b> is Professor and Clement Research Affiliate at the University of Alabama School of Law. Her books include <i>Must We Defend Nazis? Why the First Amendment Should Not Protect Hate Speech and White Supremacy </i>(NYU Press, 2018), <i>Critical Race Theory, Third Edition </i>(NYU Press, 2017), <i><br>How Lawyers Lose Their Way: A Profession Fails Its Creative Minds</i> (Duke University Press, 2005), <i>The Derrick Bell Reader</i> (NYU Press, 2005), and <i>No Mercy: How Conservative Think Tanks and Foundations Changed America's Social Agenda</i> (Temple University, 1996). <p/></p>
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