Author: Dan Berger
Publisher: PM Press
ISBN: 160486981X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 139
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The Struggle Within is an accessible yet wide-ranging historical primer about how mass imprisonment has been a tool of repression deployed against diverse left-wing social movements over the last fifty years. Berger examines some of the most dynamic social movements across half a century: black liberation, Puerto Rican independence, Native American sovereignty, Chicano radicalism, white antiracist and working-class mobilizations, pacifist and antinuclear campaigns, and earth liberation and animal rights. Berger’s encyclopedic knowledge of American social movements provides a rich comparative history of numerous social movements that continue to shape contemporary politics. The book also offers a little-heard voice in contemporary critiques of mass incarceration. Rather than seeing the issue of America’s prison growth as stemming solely from the war on drugs, Berger locates mass incarceration within a slew of social movements that have provided steep challenges to state power.
Author: Olgivanna Lloyd Wright
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conduct of life
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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Author: Rebecca Jane Heipel
Publisher:
ISBN: 0994865600
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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Nicola had it all. A loving boyfriend. A successful new business. A potential baby on the way and two loving sisters. But all of that changed overnight when a secret admirer quickly became a persistent stalker whom the police wouldn't take seriously, forcing Nicola to take matters into her own hands. Watch as her sisters come across a dark family secret better left buried and as Nicola slowly unravels as everything around her falls apart. Be prepared for a shocking twist of events that will leave your heart racing and blow your mind away as you discover the stalker is someone much closer to home than anyone could have anticipated.
Author: Christopher L. Bennett
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451651422
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 103
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An original eBook novella set in the acclaimed Typhon Pact series! An original e-novella in the acclaimed Typhon Pact series! The Enterprise-E is on a diplomatic mission to the Talarian Republic, the last holdout in the Federation’s efforts to expand the Khitomer Accords in response to the emergence of the Typhon Pact. In the wake of Andor’s recent secession, the Federation is more concerned than ever with strengthening its alliances. The Talarians have been a tenuous potential partner at best, given the history of conflict and mistrust between them and the Federation. But the negotiations between Picard and the Talarians are disrupted by a growing public protest of those who are demanding greater rights—and before long, it becomes clear that the dissidents are not limiting themselves to nonviolent means….
Author: Masipula Sithole
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781082276552
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 282
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This book is about the contradictions and infighting that occurred in the Zimbabwe liberation movement from 1957 to independence in 1980. The focus is on ZAPU, ZANU, FROLIZI, ANC/UANC, and the Zimbabwe Patriotic Front (ZPF), as well as the part played by the Frontline States in these contradictions. The book also discusses such tragic events as the death of Herbert Chitepo and others on account of the "Struggle" and the "Struggles-within-the-struggle". The book is intended for both the consumer and producer of politics in Zimbabwe and beyond."Many of the conflicts in post-colonial Africa have their origins from what Professor Sithole has aptly termed 'struggles-within-the-struggle'. This book is a must for those who want to understand the 'goings-on' in liberation movements, any liberation movement at all." - Harvey Glickman, Haverford College, 1999."Sithole argues persuasively, and with privileged insight, overwhelming evidence, and analytical rigor that indeed the liberation movement was replete with contradictions that resolved themselves in a new form of unity (synthesis) as the struggle unfolds..." - Professor Kwame A. Ninsin, Editor, African Journal of Political Science, 1999. "Professor Sithole's book is an invaluable contribution to an understanding of our history. The next step calls for leaders endowed with the gift of statesmanship to listen to the people's grievances, heal the wounds and pacify the nation." - Henry E. Muradzikwa, Editor-in-Chief, ZIANA, 1999.
Author: Lawrence Escoriaza
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595475027
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134
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Eight feet tall and nearly seven-hundred pounds, Kros protects the small town of Riverhaven with quiet humility. The children love the young giant, and the townspeople feel confident that he will keep them safe from outside terrors. One morning Kros wakes to chaos. A distraught mother tells him that her only child, a boy named Kiro, has been kidnapped. Furious that someone-or something-has invaded his peaceful home, Kros determines to find the boy and punish the villain responsible. Armed with his giant mace, his Holy Book, and his trusted partner, a huge sabertooth tiger, Kros begins his mission. On his journey, Kros confronts a world on the brink of destruction from evil and wickedness, and constantly looks to his Holy Book to find strength and courage. But he must fight mythical creatures including the Minotaur, Cyclops, and deadly lizard men before he can rescue Kiro. When he encounters a malicious king bent on conquering Riverhaven and the rest of the country, Kros must face the most profound battle of his life. A classic tale of good versus evil, Kros-and the Struggle Within reveals one man's heroic fight to save a child's life-and his own.
Author: Uri Davis
Publisher: Zed Books
ISBN: 9781842773390
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
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Author: Ashok Chakravarti
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9354225020
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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The Emergency (1975-1977) was one of independent India's darkest hours. Over 150,000 people were imprisoned without trial; as many as eleven million forcibly sterilized; and countless killed in police firings or otherwise eliminated. Told through the experiences of 'Arjun' - author Ashok Chakravarti's alias during his time as part of an underground movement against the Emergency - the memoir begins with his return to India from Oxford in 1973, when he joins a group of left-wing activists seeking revolutionary change. It covers, among other things, his efforts to mobilize Delhi's textile workers and safai karamcharis to fight for their economic and political rights; the Turkman Gate clashes; and his eventual rejection of communist ideas and involvement in the 1977 elections, in which democratic forces were victorious. It reveals Arjun's own struggle about his identity, and how he realizes he can give his life meaning by contributing to the greater social good. Powerful and moving, The Struggle Within is a major account of the Emergency.
Author: Alain Gresh
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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Author: Josh James Riebock
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 144123585X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 305
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Every one of us is both a hero and a monster, and the world we inhabit is both beautiful and twisted. We are shaken by changes, losses, gains, insights, desires, mistakes, and transitions. And just when we've gotten settled back down, things get shaken up again. This is the life we've been given. So how do we make sense of life's unexpected nature, find a way to embrace the tension, and live with a sense of peace despite pain? In this stunningly honest, compelling, and ultimately hopeful book, Josh James Riebock explores issues of trust, obedience, intimacy, dreams, grief, purpose, and the unexpected stops along the journey that form us into the people we are. In a creative way, he shows readers that pain and beauty are so inextricably linked that to lose the former costs us the latter. Those grappling with life's inconsistencies and trials will especially find a welcome resonance between their lives and Heroes and Monsters. Riebock both validates their experiences and challenges them to live beyond them in this ever-changing life.
