The Burden of Knowing

The Burden of Knowing
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Publisher : Wheatmark, Inc.
Total Pages : 185
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ISBN-10 : 9781604948042
ISBN-13 : 1604948043
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis The Burden of Knowing by : Sharon Rezac Andersen

Sharon Rezac Andersen and Sister Margie Tuite travel to civil-war-torn Nicaragua in 1983 to determine the truth of the situation.

The War in Nicaragua

The War in Nicaragua
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 456
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ISBN-10 : UVA:X000680132
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis The War in Nicaragua by : William Walker

Undrowned

Undrowned
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Publisher : AK Press
Total Pages : 123
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ISBN-10 : 9781849353984
ISBN-13 : 1849353980
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis Undrowned by : Alexis Pauline Gumbs

Undrowned is a book-length meditation for social movements and our whole species based on the subversive and transformative guidance of marine mammals. Our aquatic cousins are queer, fierce, protective of each other, complex, shaped by conflict, and struggling to survive the extractive and militarized conditions our species has imposed on the ocean. Gumbs employs a brilliant mix of poetic sensibility and naturalist observation to show what they might teach us, producing not a specific agenda but an unfolding space for wondering and questioning. From the relationship between the endangered North Atlantic Right Whale and Gumbs’s Shinnecock and enslaved ancestors to the ways echolocation changes our understandings of “vision” and visionary action, this is a masterful use of metaphor and natural models in the service of social justice.

The Purpose of Power

The Purpose of Power
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Publisher : One World
Total Pages : 338
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ISBN-10 : 9780525509684
ISBN-13 : 0525509682
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis The Purpose of Power by : Alicia Garza

An essential guide to building transformative movements to address the challenges of our time, from one of the country’s leading organizers and a co-creator of Black Lives Matter “Excellent and provocative . . . a gateway [to] urgent debates.”—Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, The New Yorker NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY Time • Marie Claire • Kirkus Reviews In 2013, Alicia Garza wrote what she called “a love letter to Black people” on Facebook, in the aftermath of the acquittal of the man who murdered seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin. Garza wrote: Black people. I love you. I love us. Our lives matter. With the speed and networking capacities of social media, #BlackLivesMatter became the hashtag heard ’round the world. But Garza knew even then that hashtags don’t start movements—people do. Long before #BlackLivesMatter became a rallying cry for this generation, Garza had spent the better part of two decades learning and unlearning some hard lessons about organizing. The lessons she offers are different from the “rules for radicals” that animated earlier generations of activists, and diverge from the charismatic, patriarchal model of the American civil rights movement. She reflects instead on how making room amongst the woke for those who are still awakening can inspire and activate more people to fight for the world we all deserve. This is the story of one woman’s lessons through years of bringing people together to create change. Most of all, it is a new paradigm for change for a new generation of changemakers, from the mind and heart behind one of the most important movements of our time.

The Power of Nonviolence

The Power of Nonviolence
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages :
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ISBN-10 : 9781108575058
ISBN-13 : 1108575056
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis The Power of Nonviolence by : Richard Bartlett Gregg

The Power of Nonviolence, written by Richard Bartlett Gregg in 1934 and revised in 1944 and 1959, is the most important and influential theory of principled or integral nonviolence published in the twentieth century. Drawing on Gandhi's ideas and practice, Gregg explains in detail how the organized power of nonviolence (power-with) exercised against violent opponents can bring about small and large transformative social change and provide an effective substitute for war. This edition includes a major introduction by political theorist, James Tully, situating the text in its contexts from 1934 to 1959, and showing its great relevance today. The text is the definitive 1959 edition with a foreword by Martin Luther King, Jr. It includes forewords from earlier editions, the chapter on class struggle and nonviolent resistance from 1934, a crucial excerpt from a 1929 preliminary study, a biography and bibliography of Gregg, and a bibliography of recent work on nonviolence.

Technopoly

Technopoly
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 9780307797353
ISBN-13 : 030779735X
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis Technopoly by : Neil Postman

A witty, often terrifying that chronicles our transformation into a society that is shaped by technology—from the acclaimed author of Amusing Ourselves to Death. "A provocative book ... A tool for fighting back against the tools that run our lives." —Dallas Morning News The story of our society's transformation into a Technopoly: a society that no longer merely uses technology as a support system but instead is shaped by it—with radical consequences for the meanings of politics, art, education, intelligence, and truth.

From Poverty to Power

From Poverty to Power
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Publisher : Oxfam
Total Pages : 540
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ISBN-10 : 9780855985936
ISBN-13 : 0855985933
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis From Poverty to Power by : Duncan Green

Offers a look at the causes and effects of poverty and inequality, as well as the possible solutions. This title features research, human stories, statistics, and compelling arguments. It discusses about the world we live in and how we can make it a better place.

Enrique's Journey

Enrique's Journey
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 354
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ISBN-10 : 9781588366023
ISBN-13 : 1588366022
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis Enrique's Journey by : Sonia Nazario

An astonishing story that puts a human face on the ongoing debate about immigration reform in the United States, now updated with a new Epilogue and Afterword, photos of Enrique and his family, an author interview, and more—the definitive edition of a classic of contemporary America Based on the Los Angeles Times newspaper series that won two Pulitzer Prizes, one for feature writing and another for feature photography, this page-turner about the power of family is a popular text in classrooms and a touchstone for communities across the country to engage in meaningful discussions about this essential American subject. Enrique’s Journey recounts the unforgettable quest of a Honduran boy looking for his mother, eleven years after she is forced to leave her starving family to find work in the United States. Braving unimaginable peril, often clinging to the sides and tops of freight trains, Enrique travels through hostile worlds full of thugs, bandits, and corrupt cops. But he pushes forward, relying on his wit, courage, hope, and the kindness of strangers. As Isabel Allende writes: “This is a twenty-first-century Odyssey. If you are going to read only one nonfiction book this year, it has to be this one.” Praise for Enrique’s Journey “Magnificent . . . Enrique’s Journey is about love. It’s about family. It’s about home.”—The Washington Post Book World “[A] searing report from the immigration frontlines . . . as harrowing as it is heartbreaking.”—People (four stars) “Stunning . . . As an adventure narrative alone, Enrique’s Journey is a worthy read. . . . Nazario’s impressive piece of reporting [turns] the current immigration controversy from a political story into a personal one.”—Entertainment Weekly “Gripping and harrowing . . . a story begging to be told.”—The Christian Science Monitor “[A] prodigious feat of reporting . . . [Sonia Nazario is] amazingly thorough and intrepid.”—Newsday

The Napoleon of Notting Hill

The Napoleon of Notting Hill
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Publisher : The Floating Press
Total Pages : 291
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ISBN-10 : 9781775414728
ISBN-13 : 1775414728
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis The Napoleon of Notting Hill by : G. K. Chesterton

The Napoleon of Notting Hill is a futuristic novel set in London in 1984. Chesterton envisions neither great technological leaps nor totalitarian suppression. Instead, England is ruled by a series of randomly selected Kings, because people have become entirely indifferent. The joker Auberon Quin is crowned and he instates elaborate costumes for every sector of London. All the city's provosts are bored with the idea except for the earnest young Adam Wayne - the Napoleon of Notting Hill.

Unspeakable Truths 2e

Unspeakable Truths 2e
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 377
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ISBN-10 : 9781135245580
ISBN-13 : 1135245584
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Unspeakable Truths 2e by : Priscilla B. Hayner

This book is a definitive exploration of truth commissions around the world and the anguish, injustice, and the legacy of hate they are meant to absolve.