Radical Future Pasts ― Untimely Political Theory

Written by both well-established and rising new scholars, Radical Future Pasts seeks to open up new possibilities for the practical application of political thought. Unlike conventional "state of the discipline" collections, this volume does not summarize where the field of political theory has been. Rather than accept traditional versions of the political past, the contributors reinterpret both canonical and current texts to demonstrate how politics can be theorized and applied in new ways.

Romand Coles is the Frances B. McAllister Chair and director of the Program for Community, Culture, and Environment at Northern Arizona University. He is the author ofBeyond Gated Politics: Reflections for the Possibility of Democracy and coauthor ofChristianity, Democracy, and the Radical Ordinary: Conversations between a Radical Democrat and a Christian. He lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Mark Reinhardt is the Class of 1956 Professor of American Civilization in the Department of Political Science at Williams College. His books includeWho Speaks for Margaret Garner?: The True Story That Inspired Toni Morrison's Beloved andThe Art of Being Free: Taking Liberties with Tocqueville, Marx, and Arendt. He lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

George Shulman is professor at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University and the author ofRadicalism and Reverence: The Political Thought of Gerrard Winstanley and American Prophecy: Race and Redemption in American Political Culture. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.