Karen Brodkin

Making Democracy Matter

Identity and Activism in Los Angeles

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

What makes a social movement a movement? Where do the contagious energy, vision, and sense of infinite possibility come from? And, what are the visions and practices of democracy that foster such transformations? This book seeks to answer these questions through conversations and interviews with a generation of activists who came of political age in Los Angeles during the 1990s. Combining analytical depth, engaging oral history, and rich description, this absorbing and accessible book will appeal to all those interested in social movements, racial justice, the political activism of women and men of color, and the labor movement today.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Februar 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 160mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 336g
• ISBN-13: 9780813539805
• ISBN-10: 0813539803
• Artikelnr.: 22161628

Autorenporträt

Brodkin, Karen

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
List of Organizations
About the Narrators
Introduction
1. The Context of Labor and Immigrant Workers' Right Activism in Los
Angeles
2. Narrators and Narrative
3. Political Identity Starts at Home: Border-Crossing Families and the
Making of Political Selves
4. Making Identities Political
5. Democracy and Political Praxis
Conclusion
Appendix A: Study Design and Use of Narrative
Appendix B: Organizer Survey
Notes References
Index