“In Resisting State Violence, Joy James not only does us the immense service of shining analytical light into the deeper shadows of the American sociopolitical reality, she proves the conceptual weapons with which we may combat the vile creatures which scurry forth as a result. This book is indispensable reading for anyone in the least interested in attaining constructive change in the United States.” Ward Churchill, author of Draconian Measures: A History of F.B.I. Political Repression