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| THE RAGING GRANNIES: Wild Hats,
Cheeky Songs, and Witty Actions for a Better World by
Carole Roy This is the tale of the Raging Grannies. Their beginning and growth, the invention of their identity, the educational and bold potential of their activism, the values expressed in their actions and songs, and their impact on issues, stereotypes, media, and people. "Unique in form and content…born out of a commitment to document activism." |
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PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY:
Prospects for Democratizing Democracy by Dimitrios
Roussopoulos,C.George Benello, editors With its emphasis on citizen participation, here, presented in one volume are the best arguments for participatory democracy written by some of the most relevant contributors to the debate, both in an historic, and in a contemporary, sense. "The book is, by all odds, the most encompassing one so far in revealing the practical actual subversions that the New Left wishes to visit upon us." --Washington Post |
| SASKATCHEWAN: The Roots
of Discontent and Protest by John W. Warnock, cover
art by Mike Steadman In celebration of its centennial in 2005, the story of Saskatchewan. Knowing that history is necessary to understanding how a society came to be what it is today, and using the broad, interdisciplinary social science approach of political economy analysis, Warnock traces Saskatchewan's past in an attempt to understand the present and glimpse some future. Along the way, he tells the story of Saskatchewan, from inception to centennial. |
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DIPLOMACY OF WAR: The
Case of Korea by Graeme S. Mount, with Andre
Laferriere Drawing on new and comprehensive research, The Diplomacy of War both assesses previous histories and presents its own judicious findings. It advances our understanding of the Korean War and makes complex diplomatic history accessible. "A praiseworthy addition to the published material on the Korean War. Graeme Mount has written a volume that is interesting, readable, and exceedingly well documented. I found it fascinating." --John Melady, author of Korea: Canada's Forgotten War |
| EDUARDO GALEANO: Through
the Looking Glass by Daniel Fischlin, Martha Nandorfy Part political biography, part cultural theory, this book is the first full-length, critical study of the life and work of Eduardo Galeano. "Especially insightful is how the great journalist is transformed into a poet, how the militant activist into an artist. " --Enrique Dussel, The Invention of the Americas "Skillfully guides us into the world of one of the finest and most daring writers of our time." --Ronald Wright, Time Among the Maya |
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REBEL MUSICS: Human
Rights, Resistant Sounds, and the Politics of Music
Making by Daniel Fischin, Ajay Heble, editors A fascinating journey into the world of rebel musicians, where music and politics unite. A rich collection that inspires, delights, and educates at the same time. --Howard Zinn, A People's History of the United States A complex and thought-provoking set of essays, which addresses politics, human rights, and resistance in music on a global scale.--Ingrid Monson, Quincy Jones Professor of African American Music, Harvard University |
| THORSTEIN VEBLEN AND THE
AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE by Louis Patsouras By setting Veblen's work in its social and intellectual context, and by considering Veblen not just as an economist or a sociologist--as has been the case up to now--Patsouras also examines Veblen's politics, in particular the early manifestations of American socialism and anarchism, as well as his support of labor unions. Veblen's views are then compared and contrasted with other well-known historical and contemporary thinkers. |
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