In Spaces of Conflict; Sounds of Solidarity; Gaye Theresa Johnson examines interracial anti-racist alliances; divisions among aggrieved minority communities; and the cultural expressions and spatial politics that emerge from the mutual struggles of Blacks and Chicanos in Los Angeles from the 1940s to the present. Johnson argues that struggles waged in response to institutional and social repression have created both moments and movements in which Blacks and Chicanos have unmasked power imbalances; sought recognition; and forged solidarities by embracing the strategies; cultures; and politics of each others' experiences. At the center of this study is the theory of spatial entitlement: the spatial strategies and vernaculars utilized by working class youth to resist the demarcations of race and class that emerged in the postwar era. In this important new book; Johnson reveals how racial alliances and antagonisms between Blacks and Chicanos in L.A. had spatial as well as racial dimensions.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. good information; bad writingBy pondscumThe premise for this book is quite interesting: it presents a continuous history of Tahiti during the period following first European contact; with a lot of information on local customs; politics; and events that were missed or misunderstood by the Europeans. In reading the journals of the explorers; you only get the European view of things; which was very much influenced by European traditions of myth and political thought. Here you get the Polynesian viewpoint as well. I think Salmond did a lot of research here and generally conveyed things accurately; as far as I'm familiar with the original sources myself.Some parts of the book are very heavy going because of all the Tahitian names are hard to keep straight; but my big complaint is that the text badly needs editing. There's a lot of repetitiveness in the text that is just sloppiness (mentioning the same trivial factoid 3 times in as many pages; or twice in the same paragraph). And is it really correct by Spanish naming conventions to refer to José de AndÃa y Varela as "y Varela"? I also thought that some chapters could have been really tightened up and made more readable by making a point and citing relevant incidents; rather than page after page of wandering chronological narrative.12 of 14 people found the following review helpful. all you ever wanted to know and more...By K. KennedyI picked up this book out of curiosity...knowing absolutely nothing about the exploration of the islands in the Pacific by European explorers in the 18th century. This book is incredibly well researched and full of lots of information; but is still very interesting and kept my attention most of the time. I assumed (correctly; it seems) that the explorers were chauvinistic and exploitative; but what I did not know is that some were actually caring and good human beings who treated the inhabitants as equals and tried to understand them and their cultures. This book taught me a great deal about this subject; and was well worth the time to read it.
