The greatest contribution of the New Left of the 1960s was its
determination to build a culture and politics of popular
participation at every level of society. A radical conception of
democracy, it inspired the movements for civil rights, for peace
and solidarity, and for gender and sexual equality. It framed the
social debate, in terms of community-centered democratic theory,
which continues to guide and inspire well into the twenty-first
century.
As the contributors to this anthology revisit the 1960s to
identify its ongoing impact on North American politics and culture,
it becomes evident how this legacy has blended with and influenced
today's worldwide social movements, in particular, the
anti-globalization movement and the Right to the City movement. The
successes and failures of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as
they struggle for a voice at global levels are examined, as are the
new movements of the urban disenfranchised-the homeless, the
alienated youth, the elderly poor.
Apart from evoking memories of past peace and freedom struggles
from those who worked on the social movements of the 1960s, this
work also includes a number of essays from a rising generation of
scholars, too young to have experienced the 1960s firsthand, whose
perspective as non-participants enables them to offer fresh
interpretations.
Dimitrios Roussopoulos, a prominent New Left activist in the
1960s, continues to write and edit on major international issues
while being a committed activist, testing theory with practice.
General
Imprint: |
Black Rose Books
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Country of origin: |
Canada |
Release date: |
July 2007 |
First published: |
July 2007 |
Authors: |
Dimitrios Roussopoulos
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Dimensions: |
228 x 156 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
189 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-55164-298-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
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LSN: |
1-55164-298-0 |
Barcode: |
9781551642987 |
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