<p>"An enjoyable, lively destruction of pet American binaries. By reading old stories with new lenses, Gary Okihiro brings about a different understanding of the shaping forces of American history--its life as a Pacific as well as Atlantic world, as a perpetually unstable racial system, and as an erotically charged, unstable, racialized sexual system. <i>Common Ground</i> is well written, full of engaging and accessible stories, and thought provoking in the best sense of the word."<b>--Sarah Deutsch, University of Arizona</b></p><p>"<i>Common Ground</i> is a book that students of American history need to read. It is an engaging intellectual enterprise in the forefront of the important new work in American Studies."<b>--Clyde A. Milner II, Utah State University</b></p><p>"An inventive counter-narrative of U.S. history for readers interested in ethnic studies. <i>Common Ground</i> allows for a much richer appreciation of the complexities of American culture, the hybrid character of many historical themes, and the interconnections among categories usually thought discrete and separate."<b>--Sean Wilentz, Princeton University</b></p>