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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451583403321

Autore

Boggs Grace Lee

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2012

ISBN

1-280-49189-2

9786613587121

0-520-95339-8

Edizione

[Updated & expanded ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KurashigeScott

Disciplina

303.48/4097309051

Soggetti

Social action - United States - History - 21st century

Social movements - United States - History - 21st century

Sustainable development - United States - History - 21st century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous edition: 2011.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- 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

Sommario/riassunto

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.