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Occupy Nation: The Roots, the Spirit, and the Promise of Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Nation The Roots the Spirit and the Promise of Occupy Wall Street Author:Todd Gitlin ?[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 desi... more »re 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.« less