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The Occupy Movement Explained (Ideas Explained)
Nicholas Smaligo
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Description for The Occupy Movement Explained (Ideas Explained)
Paperback. Series: Ideas Explained. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JPFM; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
A readable, compact account and analysis of the Occupy protests, The Occupy Movement Explained is thoroughly researched, painstakingly accurate, and fully documented. Debunking a number of prominent myths and misunderstandings, Nicholas Smaligo shows how the movement arose out of radical currents that have been active below the media's radar since the 1970s. Occupiers are not all the same, and the author reviews some of the debates and changes within the movement. The occupations began under a slogan that conjured up a naive sense of unity -- "We Are the 99%!" It did not take very long for that sense of ... Read more
A readable, compact account and analysis of the Occupy protests, The Occupy Movement Explained is thoroughly researched, painstakingly accurate, and fully documented. Debunking a number of prominent myths and misunderstandings, Nicholas Smaligo shows how the movement arose out of radical currents that have been active below the media's radar since the 1970s. Occupiers are not all the same, and the author reviews some of the debates and changes within the movement. The occupations began under a slogan that conjured up a naive sense of unity -- "We Are the 99%!" It did not take very long for that sense of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Open Court
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Ideas Explained
Condition
New
Weight
316g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Chicago, IL, United States
ISBN
9780812698558
SKU
V9780812698558
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Ref
99-15
About Nicholas Smaligo
Nicholas Smaligo teaches philosophy at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, has been involved in several Occupy events, and has spent hundreds of hours discussing the meaning of the Occupy Movement with Occupy activists from all over the country. He lives in Carbondale, IL.
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