5. Impossible Subjects

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. 1. The Paradox of Assimilation 1
6. 2. Indians and Negroes in Spite of Themselves 29
7. 3. Demography Is Destiny 54
8. 4. The Moral Economy of Deservingness, from the Model Minority to the Dreamer 79
9. 5. Impossible Subjects 112
10. Epilogue 143
11. Notes 151
12. Bibliography 197
13. Index 229