The Democracy Project - A History. A Crisis. A Movement

Informationen zum Autor David Graeber was a professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics. He is the author of, among others, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity , Debt: The First 5,000 Years, Bullshit Jobs: A Theory , and Pirate Enlightenment , and was a contributor to Harper's Magazine, the Guardian , and the Baffler . An iconic thinker and renowned activist, his early efforts helped to make Occupy Wall Street an era-defining movement. He died on 2 September 2020. Klappentext From small beginnings its demonstrations spread across the world to cities like Cairo, Athens, Barcelona and London and gave a glimpse of a new way. This book looks at the actions of the 99 per cent asks: why was it so effective? What went right? And what can we all do now to make our world democratic once again? Zusammenfassung From small beginnings its demonstrations spread across the world to cities like Cairo, Athens, Barcelona and London and gave a glimpse of a new way. This book looks at the actions of the 99 per cent asks: why was it so effective? What went right? And what can we all do now to make our world democratic once again?

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Captures the joys and fears of a movement that believed it was on the cusp of achieving something special John Kampfner Observer

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David Graeber, Graeber David
• Editore: Penguin Books Uk
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.05.2014
• EAN: 9780718195045
• ISBN: 978-0-7181-9504-5
• Pagine: 326
• Dimensioni: 128 mm x 197 mm x 20 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica; Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Political structures: democracy, Political Economy, Revolutionary groups & movements, United States of America, USA, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Revolutionary groups and movements, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions