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The next American revolution : sustainable activism for the twenty-first century / Grace Lee Boggs with Scott Kurashige ; foreword by Danny Glover ; new afterword with Immanuel Wallerstein.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, 2012.Edition: Updated and expanded edDescription: xxxi, 223 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780520272590
  • 0520272595
Subject(s):
Contents:
These are the times to grow our souls -- Revolution as a new beginning -- Let's talk about Malcolm and Martin -- Detroit, place and space to begin anew -- A paradigm shift in our concept of education -- We are the leaders we've been looking for.
Summary: "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 decades of activist experience, and a rigorous commitment to critical thinking, to redefine 'revolution' for our times. From her home in Detroit, she reveals how hope and creativity are overcoming despair and decay within the most devastated urban communities. Her book is a manifesto for creating alternative modes of work, politics, and human interaction that will collectively constitute the next American Revolution."--Amazon.com.
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The pioneering Asian American labor organizer and writer's vision for intersectional and anti-racist activism.



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 decades of activist experience, and a rigorous commitment to critical thinking, to redefine "revolution" for our times.



From her home in Detroit, she reveals how hope and creativity are overcoming despair and decay within the most devastated urban communities. Her book is a manifesto for creating alternative modes of work, politics, and human interaction that will collectively constitute the next American Revolution--which is unraveling before our eyes.

Originally published: 2011.

"New afterword with Immanuel Wallerstein"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

These are the times to grow our souls -- Revolution as a new beginning -- Let's talk about Malcolm and Martin -- Detroit, place and space to begin anew -- A paradigm shift in our concept of education -- We are the leaders we've been looking for.

"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 decades of activist experience, and a rigorous commitment to critical thinking, to redefine 'revolution' for our times. From her home in Detroit, she reveals how hope and creativity are overcoming despair and decay within the most devastated urban communities. Her book is a manifesto for creating alternative modes of work, politics, and human interaction that will collectively constitute the next American Revolution."--Amazon.com.

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