Overall, I really appreciate this read. The authors did a really good job at historical sweeps to make points about the desubjectification of Blackness to the modern State form in the USA & West, with lots of examples to ground it. As noted in my other note on the book, in the time before and since this publication, I've read other pieces that make similar points as was in the air when this was written, but the authors obviously put a lot of work into creating an approachable work with greats turns of phrase and at an easy-to-digest length. It's a great starting point with lots of exciting works cited. Much respect to the authors and their traditions.