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Occupy Nation : The Roots, the Spirit, and the Promise of Occupy Wall Street

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" A] much needed book...a compelling portrait of the Occupy movement...that capture s] the spirit of the people involved, the crisis that gave Occupy birth, and the possibility of genuine change it represents."
--Eric Foner, author of The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery

The Occupy Wall Street movement arose out of a widespread desire of ordinary Americans to change a political system in which the moneyed "1%" of the nation controls the workings of the government. In Occupy Nation, social historian Todd Gitlin--a former leader of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) who stood at the forefront of the birth of the New Left and the student protests of the 1960s and '70s--offers a unique overview of one of the most rapidly growing yet misunderstood social revolutions in modern history. Occupy Nation is a concise and incisive look at the Occupy movement at its pivotal moment, as it weighs its unexpected power and grapples with its future mission.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780062200921
  • ISBN-10: 0062200925
  • Publisher: Dey Street Books
  • Publish Date: August 2012
  • Dimensions: 7.41 x 4.6 x 0.84 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.58 pounds
  • Page Count: 320

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