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Violent Histories, Livable Futures

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and representation
Case studies in global protest
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Comparative political histories
Democratic sovereignty and exclusion
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George Floyd and public protest
Guatemala post-World War II
Histories of "the people"
Livable futures and social change
Political rhetoric and identity
Postcolonial political struggles
power
Power and collective memory
Race
Representation and justice
Rhetoric and political discourse
Rhetoric of inclusion and exclusion
Rhetoric of violence and justice
Rhetorical analysis of civil unrest
Scholarly book on race and violence
Scholarly books on George Floyd
Sub-Saharan Africa postcolonial history
United States racial justice
Violence and political identity
Who counts as "the people"

Product details

  • ISBN 9781611865660
  • Weight: 172g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 01 Jun 2026
  • Publisher: Michigan State University Press
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Description

Our political landscape is crowded with competing voices—claims, demands, grievances, and even acts of violence—all made in the name of some idea of “the people.” This powerful concept has been wielded both to assert democratic sovereignty and to justify exclusion and control. Violent Histories, Livable Futures unpacks this complex dynamic through compelling historical case studies, spanning sub-Saharan Africa in the 1950s, post–World War II Guatemala, and the United States in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder. By tracing how societies have contended over which people matter and which do not, this book offers a deeply relevant exploration of power, representation, and the struggle for justice, all in pursuit of a more livable future.
About

Eric King Watts has published extensively on Black public voice, its invention, and suppression and is the author of Hearing the Hurt: Rhetoric, Aesthetics, and Politics of the New Negro Movement and Postracial Fantasies and Zombies: On the Racist Apocalyptic Politics Devouring the World.