ISBN:
9780520272590
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (257 p)
Edition:
2nd ed
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version The Next American Revolution : Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century, Updated and Expanded Edition, New Afterword with Immanuel Wallerstein
DDC:
303.40973
Keywords:
Social action -- United States -- History -- 21st century
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Social movements -- United States -- History -- 21st century
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Sustainable development -- United States -- History -- 21st century
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Social action ; United States ; History ; 21st century
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Social movements ; United States ; History ; 21st century
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Sustainable development ; United States ; History ; 21st century
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
A world dominated by America and driven by cheap oil, easy credit, and conspicuous consumption is unraveling before our eyes. In this powerful, deeply humanistic book, Grace Lee Boggs, a legendary figure in the struggle for justice in America, shrewdly assesses the current crisis-political, economical, and environmental-and shows how to create the radical social change we need to confront new realities. A vibrant, inspirational force, Boggs has participated in all of the twentieth century's major social movements-for civil rights, women's rights, workers' rights, and more. She draws from seven
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface to the 2012 Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. These Are the Times to Grow Our Souls; 2. Revolution as a New Beginning; 3. Let's Talk about Malcolm and Martin; 4. Detroit, Place and Space to Begin Anew; 5. A Paradigm Shift in Our Concept of Education; 6. We Are the Leaders We've Been Looking For; Notes; Afterword: In Conversation with Immanuel Wallerstein; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z;
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