Direct Action by L.A. Kauffman - 9781784784096

Verso Books

Direct ActionProtest and the Reinvention of American Radicalism\nAuthor(s): L.A. Kauffman\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Verso Books, United Kingdom\nImprint: Verso Books\nISBN-13: 9781784784096, 978-1784784096\nSynopsis\nA vibrant, groundbreaking history of American radicalism since the Sixties\nWhat happened to the American left after the Sixties? This engrossing account traces the evolution of disruptive protest over the last 40 years to tell a larger story about the reshaping of American radicalism, showing how the direct-action blockades, occupations, and campaigns of recent activist movements have functioned as laboratories for political experimentation and renewal.\nPropelled by more than 100 candid interviews conducted over a span of decades, this elegant and lively history showcases the voices of key players in an array of movements - environmentalist, anti-nuclear, anti-apartheid, feminist, LGBTQ, anti-globalization, racial-justice, anti-war, and more - across an era when A.