Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century

ISBN: 0520272595

Author: Boggs, Grace Lee

Condition: New

The Strategist's Best Books About Asian American Identity, New York MagazineThe pioneering Asian American labor organizer and writers vision for intersectional and anti-racist activism.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 centurys major social movements-for civil rights, womens 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-which is unraveling before our eyes.