American Voices Of Dissent

Author : Garbriele Zamparini,Lorenzo Meccoli,William Blum
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317263722

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American Voices of Dissent by Garbriele Zamparini,Lorenzo Meccoli,William Blum Pdf

"Absolutely indispensable! An important resource in the struggle." Ken Loach, film director "Your book is just what we need at time when the American Left gets no coverage in the world's press and yet remains the hope for America and the world." Tony Benn, President, Stop the War Coalition "[This book] challenges the simplistic perception of Americans as SUV-driving, war-loving couch potatoes. There's a movement for peace and justice and this book gives it a voice." Mickey Z., writer With contributions by five Nobel Peace Prize winners, former government officials, scholars, religious leaders, journalists, activists, and prominent cultural figures, the documentary film XXI Century explores American reactions to recent global events captured through the lens of interviews and political rallies. This book presents selected excerpts from the filming of prominent U.S. citizens voicing their view on Bush administration policies in the century. These events include the much-contested 2000 election, the September 11, 2001, attacks, the impact of the USA Patriot Act, the accelerated growth of peace movements, the recruitment of U.S. soldiers, U.S. policy and attitudes toward the Middle East, sanctions and war in Iraq, and human rights violations. The speakers also consider how the rise of media spectacle and punditry at the expense of quality journalism inhibits the ability of Americans to react to these events as informed citizens. The voices of Americans, both ordinary and famous, resonate with passion and urgency in response to the injustice and far-reaching effects of the current U.S. foreign policy. American Voices of Dissent highlights the other side of the story and makes a case for global solidarity against U.S. imperialism.

Author : Joseph G. Peschek
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : IND:30000123211678

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Voices of Dissent by Joseph G. Peschek Pdf

This distinctive reader is the only collection of truly critical readings on American government available. Its approach takes readers beyond the mainstream debate between liberalism and conservatism and stimulates them to think deeply about the American political system.

Author : David Mayers
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139463195

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Dissenting Voices in America's Rise to Power by David Mayers Pdf

This book offers a major rereading of US foreign policy from Thomas Jefferson's purchase of Louisiana expanse to the Korean War. This period of one hundred and fifty years saw the expansion of the United States from fragile republic to transcontinental giant. David Mayers explores the dissenting voices which accompanied this dramatic ascent, focusing on dissenters within the political and military establishment and on the recurrent patterns of dissent that have transcended particular policies and crises. The most stubborn of these sprang from anxiety over the material and political costs of empire while other strands of dissent have been rooted in ideas of exigent justice, realpolitik, and moral duties existing beyond borders. Such dissent is evident again in the contemporary world when the US occupies the position of preeminent global power. Professor Mayers's study reminds us that America's path to power was not as straightforward as it might now seem.

Author : Ann Wright,Susan Dixon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1608465845

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Dissent: Voices of Conscience by Ann Wright,Susan Dixon Pdf

Stories of men and women, who risked careers, reputations, and even freedom for truth.

Author : William F. Grover,Joseph G. Peschek
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : United States
ISBN : 0205697976

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Voices of Dissent by William F. Grover,Joseph G. Peschek Pdf

Challenging the political and economic status quo in America, this is the only reader on the market that provides a systematic series of critical perspectives on American politics that takes students beyond the range of debate between mainstream liberalism and conservatism. It addresses issues central to our political life in the twenty-first century, and prompts students to question ideology, think critically, and act globally.

Author : Ralph Young
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781479814527

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Dissent by Ralph Young Pdf

Finalist, 2016 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award One of Bustle's Books For Your Civil Disobedience Reading List Examines the key role dissent has played in shaping the United States, emphasizing the way Americans responded to injustices Dissent: The History of an American Idea examines the key role dissent has played in shaping the United States. It focuses on those who, from colonial days to the present, dissented against the ruling paradigm of their time: from the Puritan Anne Hutchinson and Native American chief Powhatan in the seventeenth century, to the Occupy and Tea Party movements in the twenty-first century. The emphasis is on the way Americans, celebrated figures and anonymous ordinary citizens, responded to what they saw as the injustices that prevented them from fully experiencing their vision of America. At its founding the United States committed itself to lofty ideals. When the promise of those ideals was not fully realized by all Americans, many protested and demanded that the United States live up to its promise. Women fought for equal rights; abolitionists sought to destroy slavery; workers organized unions; Indians resisted white encroachment on their land; radicals angrily demanded an end to the dominance of the moneyed interests; civil rights protestors marched to end segregation; antiwar activists took to the streets to protest the nation’s wars; and reactionaries, conservatives, and traditionalists in each decade struggled to turn back the clock to a simpler, more secure time. Some dissenters are celebrated heroes of American history, while others are ordinary people: frequently overlooked, but whose stories show that change is often accomplished through grassroots activism. The United States is a nation founded on the promise and power of dissent. In this stunningly comprehensive volume, Ralph Young shows us its history.

Author : Ralph F. Young
Publisher : Pearson
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 0205625894

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Dissent in America by Ralph F. Young Pdf

This concise collection of primary sources presents the story of US History as told by dissenters who, throughout the course of American history, have fought to gain rights they believed were denied to them or others, or who disagreed with the government or majority opinion. Each document is introduced by placing it in its historical context, and thought-provoking questions are provided to focus the student when s/he reads the text. Instructors are at liberty to choose the documents that best highlight themes they wish to emphasize.

Author : Dan Carter,Leslie Dunbar,Gene Nichol,Daniel H. Pollitt
Publisher : NewSouth Books
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781588381699

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Where We Stand by Dan Carter,Leslie Dunbar,Gene Nichol,Daniel H. Pollitt Pdf

"This book contains essays from twelve leading Southern historians, activists, civil rights attorneys, law professors, and theologians. They discuss militarism, religion, the environment, voting rights, the Patriot Act, the economy, prisons and crime, and other subjects significant to the South and the Nation in the ongoing debate about the future of the United States. The writers come from, or have been active in the affairs of, each of the former Confederate states."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : William Kaplan
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780773550704

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Why Dissent Matters by William Kaplan Pdf

An inquiry into dissent and how it might save the world.

Author : William Grover
Publisher : Longman
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1998-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 032100504X

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Voices of Dissent by William Grover Pdf

Author : Howard Zinn
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780061847325

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The People Speak by Howard Zinn Pdf

Collected here is a brief history of America told through stories applauding the enduring spirit of dissent. To celebrate the millionth copy sold of his book, A People's History of the United States, Howard Zinn drew on the words of Americans—some famous, some little known—across the range of American history. These words were read by a remarkable cast at an event held at the 92nd Street Y in New York City that included James Earl Jones, Alice Walker, Kurt Vonnegut, Alfre Woodard, Marisa Tomei, Danny Glover, Harris Yulin, Andre Gregory, and others. From that celebration, this book was born. Here in their own words, and interwoven with commentary by Zinn, are Columbus on the Arawaks; Plough Jogger, a farmer and participant in Shays' Rebellion; Harriet Hanson, a Lowell mill worker; Frederick Douglass; Mark Twain; Mother Jones; Emma Goldman; Helen Keller; Eugene V. Debs; Langston Hughes; Genova Johnson Dollinger on a sit-down strike at General Motors in Flint, Michigan; an interrogation from a 1953 HUAC hearing; Fannie Lou Hamer, a sharecropper and member of the Freedom Democratic Party; Malcolm X; and James Lawrence Harrington, a Gulf War resister, among others.

Author : Ralph F. Young
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0321442970

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Dissent in America by Ralph F. Young Pdf

Author : Hannah Gurman
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780231530354

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The Dissent Papers by Hannah Gurman Pdf

Beginning with the Cold War and concluding with the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Hannah Gurman explores the overlooked opposition of U.S. diplomats to American foreign policy in the latter half of the twentieth century. During America's reign as a dominant world power, U.S. presidents and senior foreign policy officials largely ignored or rejected their diplomats' reports, memos, and telegrams, especially when they challenged key policies relating to the Cold War, China, and the wars in Vietnam and Iraq. The Dissent Papers recovers these diplomats' invaluable perspective and their commitment to the transformative power of diplomatic writing. Gurman showcases the work of diplomats whose opposition enjoyed some success. George Kennan, John Stewart Service, John Paton Davies, George Ball, and John Brady Kiesling all caught the attention of sitting presidents and policymakers, achieving temporary triumphs yet ultimately failing to change the status quo. Gurman follows the circulation of documents within the State Department, the National Security Council, the C.I.A., and the military, and she details the rationale behind "The Dissent Channel," instituted by the State Department in the 1970s, to both encourage and contain dissent. Advancing an alternative narrative of modern U.S. history, she connects the erosion of the diplomatic establishment and the weakening of the diplomatic writing tradition to larger political and ideological trends while, at the same time, foreshadowing the resurgent significance of diplomatic writing in the age of Wikileaks.

Author : Steven H. Shiffrin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2000-07-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780691070230

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Dissent, Injustice, and the Meanings of America by Steven H. Shiffrin Pdf

Americans should not just tolerate dissent. They should encourage it. In this provocative and wide-ranging book, Steven Shiffrin makes this case by arguing that dissent should be promoted because it lies at the heart of a core American value: free speech. He contends, however, that the country's major institutions--including the Supreme Court and the mass media--wrongly limit dissent. And he reflects on how society and the law should change to encourage nonconformity. Shiffrin is one of the country's leading first-amendment theorists. He advances his dissent-based theory of free speech with careful reference to its implications for such controversial topics of constitutional debate as flag burning, cigarette advertising, racist speech, and subsidizing the arts. He shows that a dissent-based approach would offer strong protection for free speech--he defends flag burning as a legitimate form of protest, for example--but argues that it would still allow for certain limitations on activities such as hate speech and commercial speech. Shiffrin adds that a dissent-based approach reveals weaknesses in the approaches to free speech taken by postmodernism, Republicanism, deliberative democratic theory, outsider jurisprudence, and liberal theory. Throughout the book, Shiffrin emphasizes the social functions of dissent: its role in combating injustice and its place in cultural struggles over the meanings of America. He argues, for example, that if we took a dissent-based approach to free speech seriously, we would no longer accept the unjust fact that public debate is dominated by the voices of the powerful and the wealthy. To ensure that more voices are heard, he argues, the country should take such steps as making defamation laws more hospitable to criticism of powerful people, loosening the grip of commercial interests on the media, and ensuring that young people are taught the importance of challenging injustice. Powerfully and clearly argued, Shiffrin's book is a major contribution to debate about one of the most important subjects in American public life.

Author : Ralph F. Young
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015079196161

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Dissent in America by Ralph F. Young Pdf

This concise collection of primary sources presents the story of US History as told by dissenters who, throughout the course of American history, have fought to gain rights they believed were denied to them or others, or who disagreed with the government or majority opinion. Each document is introduced by placing it in its historical context, and thought-provoking questions are provided to focus the student when s/he reads the text. Instructors are at liberty to choose the documents that best highlight themes they wish to emphasize.