The Democracy Project is an exploration of anti-capitalist dissent
and new political ideas from David Graeber, author of Debt: The
First 5,000 Years and a leading member of the Occupy movement. From
the earliest meetings for Occupy Wall Street, David Graeber -
activist, anarchist, and anthropologist - felt that something was
different from previous demonstrations. As events gathered pace,
from local actions like illegally teaching a seminar in the Bank of
America lobby (in a tweed jacket he'd borrowed to look the part) to
his harassment and attempted intimidation by New York police in
Zuccotti Park, Graeber saw the other Occupy movements in Cairo,
Athens, Barcelona and London and knew that times were truly
changing. This witty, provocative, yet wide-ranging and
ideas-driven look at the actions of the 99 per cent is a vital read
in today's protest climate, and asks: why did it work this time?
What went right? And what can we all do now to make our world
democratic once again? An energetic account of contemporary events,
The Democracy Project will change the way you think about anarchism
and political organization. David Graeber is a radical
anthropologist at Goldsmiths, University of London, who has been
involved with the Occupy movement, most actively at Wall Street. He
has written for many publications including Harper's, The Wall
Street Journal, The Nation, and The Guardian. He is also the
author, most recently, of the widely praised Debt: The First 5,000
Years, as well as many books on social organization and revolution
including Towards an Anthropological Theory of Value, Fragments of
an Anarchist Anthropology, Direct Action: An Ethnography. "I have
twice given away David Graeber's Debt: The First 5,000 Years, and
Christmas will not change my habits. The book is more readable and
entertaining than I can indicate". (Peter Carey, Observer, Books of
the Year). "Debt:The First 5,000 Years by Goldsmiths College
anthropologist David Graeber has become one of the year's most
influential books". (Paul Mason, Guardian Books of 2011).
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