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Occupy Nation: The Roots, the Spirit, and the Promise of Occupy Wall Street
Todd Gitlin
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Description for Occupy Nation: The Roots, the Spirit, and the Promise of Occupy Wall Street
Paperback. Providing both interpretation of where the movement has come from while teasing out the significant role it's likely to play in political culture over the coming years, this book is suitable for those looking to understand the revolution playing out before their eyes. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWF; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 117 x 22. Weight in Grams: 264. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Occupy Wall Street is somewhere between a moment and a movement. Moment or movement, it's the fastest growing phenomenon on the left in decades. In three weeks, Occupy traversed a distance that took three years during the movement against the Vietnam war - from incredulity to trivialization to respect and popularity. It has changed the national debate with its We are the 99 percent slogan, which garnered near instant support throughout the country. In the course of a few weeks of human events, Occupy whipped up an incandescent compound of joy, anger, hope, and resolve - and most importantly, the ... Read more
Occupy Wall Street is somewhere between a moment and a movement. Moment or movement, it's the fastest growing phenomenon on the left in decades. In three weeks, Occupy traversed a distance that took three years during the movement against the Vietnam war - from incredulity to trivialization to respect and popularity. It has changed the national debate with its We are the 99 percent slogan, which garnered near instant support throughout the country. In the course of a few weeks of human events, Occupy whipped up an incandescent compound of joy, anger, hope, and resolve - and most importantly, the ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780062200921
SKU
KRA0005151
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Todd Gitlin
Todd Gitlin is professor of journalism and sociology and chair of the PhD program in communications at Columbia University. He lectures widely on matters relating to OWS and is the author of fourteen previous books about politics, culture, movements, and media, including the bestselling The Sixties. He was a founding member of Students for a Democratic Society and its third ... Read more
Reviews for Occupy Nation: The Roots, the Spirit, and the Promise of Occupy Wall Street
"In this much needed book, Todd Gitlin, a veteran of the 1960s and an astute commentator on social movements offers a compelling portrait of the Occupy movement that captures the spirit of the people involved, the crisis that gave Occupy birth, and the possibility of genuine change it represents."
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