The next American revolution
Subtitle: sustainable activism for the twenty-first century
By: Grace Lee Boggs with Scott Kurashige ; foreword by Danny Glover
Contributors: Kurashige, Scott
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9780520269248
Description: Synopsis: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: These are the times to grow our souls; title: Revolution as a new beginning; title: Let's talk about Malcolm and Martin; title: Detroit, place and space to begin anew; title: A paradigm shift in our concept of education; title: We are the leaders we've been looking for.