Richard Johnson is Lecturer in US Politics and International Relations at Lancaster University
�Richard Johnson�s brilliant comparison of America�s �two reconstructions� powerfully argues that multiracial democracy in the U.S. is under real threat. But Johnson does more than wake us up. He also outlines the politics that can address the crisis.� Rick Valelly, Swarthmore College �Johnson�s analysis of the two Reconstructions convincingly �lays waste to the blithe narratives of American exceptionalism� by arguing that only a forceful commitment to a multi-racial party politics and the Re-Construction of anti-democratic institutions can lead the U.S. towards a more democratic and inclusive future. A sobering read.� Kimberley Johnson, New York University