The Creolizing Subject: Race, Reason, and the Politics of Purity

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THE CREOLIZING SUBJECT j u s t i d e a s transformative ideals of justice in ethical and politcal thought series editors Drucilla Cornell Roger Berkowitz Kenneth Michael Panfilio TH E CR EOLI Z I NG SU BJ ECT RACE, REASON, AND THE POLITICS OF PURITY Michael J. Monahan fordham university press new york 2011 Copyright © 2011 Fordham University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher. Fordham University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party Internet websites referred to in this publication and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. Fordham University Press also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Monahan, Michael J. The creolizing subject : race, reason, and the politics of purity / Michael J. Monahan.—1st ed. p. cm.—(Just ideas) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8232-3449-3 (cloth : alk. paper)— ISBN 978-0-8232-3450-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Race—Philosophy. 2. Race relations—Philosophy. 3. Racism. I. Title. HT1523.M63 2011 305.8001—dc22 2011005357 Printed in the United States of America 13 12 11 5 4 3 2 1 First edition ...