Direct Action: Protest and the Reinvention of American

Direct Action: Protest and the Reinvention of American Radicalism

A longtime movement insider's powerful account of the origins of today's protest movements and what they can achieve now
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As Americans take to the streets in record numbers to resist the presidency of Donald Trump, L.A. Kauffmanâ€™s timely, trenchant history of protest offers unique insights into how past movements have won victories in times of crisis and backlash and how they can be most effective today.
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This deeply researched account, twenty-five years in the making, traces the evolution of disruptive protest since the Sixties to tell a larger story about the reshaping of the American left. Kauffman, a longtime grassroots organizer, examines how movements from ACT UP to Occupy Wall Street to Black Lives Matter have used disruptive tactics to catalyze change despite long odds.
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Kauffman's lively and elegant history is propelled by hundreds of candid interviews conducted over a span of decades. Direct Action showcases the voices of key players in an array of movements â€“ environmentalist, anti-nuclear, anti-apartheid, feminist, LGBTQ, anti-globalization, racial-justice, anti-war, and more â€“ across an era when American politics shifted to the right, and a constellation of decentralized issue- and identity-based movements supplanted the older ideal of a single, unified left.
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Now, as protest movements again take on a central and urgent political role, Kauffmanâ€™s history offers both striking lessons for the current moment and an unparalleled overview of the landscape of recent activism. Written with nuance and humor, Direct Action is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the protest movements of our time.

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Country USA
Brand Verso
Manufacturer Verso
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 25745827
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2017-02-21
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781784784096

Country	USA
Brand	Verso
Manufacturer	Verso
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	25745827
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2017-02-21
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781784784096

Direct Action: Protest and the Reinvention of American Radicalism

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