Waiting for Yesterday: Pages from a Street Kid's Life (Paperback)

Literary Nonfiction. Memoir. On these pages, fans of Michael Parenti's insightful political and historical writings are given a revealing picture of his early years as a youth in New York's East Harlem, along with some of the influences that helped shape his lifelong commitment to activism and social justice. Written with style and dash, WAITING FOR YESTERDAY is devilishly enjoyable and sometimes very touching. It provides delightful vignettes about growing up in a three-generation, working-class, Italian family, along with the amusing predicaments of a street kid's life. The book offers a cast of diverse and colorful characters, brought to life on the gritty streets where Parenti played as a boy, set against a backdrop of impoverished tenements, stoops, punitive classrooms, and a neighborhood church with its ornate celestial offerings. This book is graced with both vivid imagery and sharp political observation. Parenti challenges many of the stereotypes faced by Italian Americans and other ethnic groups. Here is a story that is both personal and broad-ranging, often sweet and occasionally bitter, the human comedy at its best.

General

Imprint:	Bordighera Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	VIA Folios
Release date:	June 2013
First published:	June 2013
Authors:	Michael Parenti
Dimensions:	228 x 153 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	155
ISBN-13:	978-1-59954-058-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Promotions
LSN:	1-59954-058-4
Barcode:	9781599540580

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