{"product_id":"the-derrick-bell-reader-9780814719701","title":"The Derrick Bell Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn essential collection of the writings of progressive lawyer and race activist Derrick Bell\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLawyer, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdited and with an extensive introduction by leading critical race theorists Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic, \u003ci\u003eThe Derrick Bell Reader\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Delgado (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRichard Delgado\u003c\/b\u003e is John J. Sparkman Chair of Law at the University of Alabama and one of the founders of critical race theory. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Latino\/a Condition: A Critical Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (coedited with Jean Stefancic) and \u003ci\u003eThe Rodrigo Chronicles.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean Stefancic (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJean Stefancic\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Clement Research Affiliate at the University of Alabama School of Law. Her books include \u003ci\u003eNo Mercy: How Conservative Think Tanks and Foundations Changed America's Social Agenda\u003c\/i\u003e. She and Delgado edited \u003ci\u003eCritical Race Theory: The Cutting Edge.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50675253936402,"sku":"9780814719701","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bb835d48-dab1-4e8e-ba7d-099e2088b006.jpg?v=1733873593","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-derrick-bell-reader-9780814719701","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}