| Activists Speak Out: Reflections on the Pursuit of Change in America 2090 Edition Contributor(s): Na, Na (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312235046 ISBN-13: 9780312235048 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $40.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2000 Annotation: In "Activists Speak Out," a group of 15 American activists speak candidly about how and why they struggle for change. Their causes and strategies vary--in the areas of civil rights, gay and lesbian rights, the environment, women' s issues, health, youth, education, labor, freedom of expression, and the arts. But the lessons learned resonate across geographic and ideological boundaries. Whether working as grass-roots organizers or corporate insiders, in cities or in rural areas, the through-line of their observations is constant: Change is slow, and may take shape in unexpected ways. Small victories count. And, whatever the initial motivation to become engaged in the struggle for change--anger, compassion, frustration--the very process of engagement is itself transformative. You cross that line, and nothing is ever the same. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - General - History | United States - General - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 303.484 |
| LCCN: 00062606 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.80 lbs) 279 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Activists Speak Out, a group of fifteen American activists speak candidly about how and why they struggle for change. Their causes and strategies vary - in the areas of civil rights, gay and lesbian rights, the environment, women's issues, health, youth, education, labor, freedom of expression and the arts. But the lessons learned resonate across geographic and ideological boundaries. Whether working as grass-roots organizers or corporate insiders, in cities or in rural areas, the through-line of their observations is constant: Change is slow, and may take shape in unexpected ways. Small victories count. And, whatever the initial motivation to become engaged in the struggle for change - anger, compassion, frustration - the very process of engagement is itself transformative. You cross that line, and nothing is ever the same. |