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1	They Marched Into Sunlight: War and Peace Vietnam and America October 1967 more books like this by David Maraniss add to wishlist In this Vietnam War-era history, journalist David Maraniss reports on two out-of-control events that provide a window into the American experience of those times. On October 17, 1967, a squad of American soldiers was ambushed while on routine patrol, resulting in the loss of over 50 lives. On the next day, in Madison, Wisconsin, a student ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.48! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Waiting for Lefty & Other Plays more books like this by Clifford Odets add to wishlist Book jacket/back: Clifford Odets is considered the most gifted American social protest dramatist of the thirties and certainly one of America's great playwrights. Odets was born in Philadelphia in 1906 and raised in the Bronx, New York. After joining the Group Theatre in 1931, he wrote his six best and most famous plays, included in this volume. see all copies from $4.53! new only from $7.45! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Pearl more books like this by Mary Gordon add to wishlist From the acclaimed author of "Final Payments" comes a gripping novel of filial devotion and complication between a mother and daughter who, together and separately, must face the ultimate questions of life and death. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Power and Popular Protest: Latin American Social Movements more books like this by Susan Eckstein (Editor) add to wishlist These essays - by historians, sociologists, political scientists, and anthropologists - represent a range of subjects on the cause and consequence of protest movements in Latin America. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.63! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Trial of the Catonsville Nine more books like this by Daniel Berrigan add to wishlist On May 17, 1968, at the height of the Vietnam War, nine Catholic activists used napalm to destroy military draft records taken from a Selective Service office outside Baltimore. The nine men and women (including Daniel and Philip Berrigan) were tried, found guilty of destroying government property, and sentenced to three years in jail. This new ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.54! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Copperheads: The Rise and Fall of Lincoln's Opponents in the North more books like this by Jennifer L Weber add to wishlist If Civil War battlefields saw vast carnage, the Northern home-front was itself far from tranquil. Fierce political debates set communities on edge, spurred secret plots against the Union, and triggered widespread violence, such as the New York City draft riots. And at the heart of all this turmoil stood Northern anti-war Democrats, nicknamed ... see all copies from $4.68! new only from $11.59! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Crude Chronicles: Indigenous Politics, Multinational Oil, and Neoliberalism in Ecuador more books like this by Suzana Sawyer add to wishlist Ecuador is the third largest foreign supplier of crude oil to the western United States. As the source of this oil, the Ecuadorian Amazon has borne the far-reaching social and environmental consequences of a growing U.S. demand for petroleum and the dynamics of economic globalization it necessitates. "Crude Chronicles" traces the emergence during ... see all copies from $12.50! new only from $24.95! \| SVS
8	Taking on the System: Rules for Radical Change in a Digital Era more books like this by Markos Moulitsas Zuniga add to wishlist As founder of one of the most influential political blogs, DailyKos, Markos Moulitsas ZAniga establishes the fundamental laws that govern todayas new era of digital activism. The Sixties are overaand the rules of power have been transformed. In order to change the world one needs to know how to manipulate the media, not just march in the streets. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
9	Friendly fire more books like this by C. D. B Bryan add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Stand and Be Counted: Making Music, Making History: The Dramatic Story of the Artists and Causes That Changed America more books like this by David Crosby add to wishlist American music legend David Crosby presents a rich and powerful history of the great musical events that have advanced human rights throughout the past five decades. of photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.39! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Raza Si! Guerra No!: Chicano Protest and Patriotism During the Viet Nam War Era more books like this by Lorena Oropeza add to wishlist This incisive and elegantly written examination of Chicano antiwar mobilization demonstrates how the pivotal experience of activism during the Vietnam War era played itself out among Mexican Americans. "Raza Si! Guerra No!" presents an engaging portrait of Chicano protest and patriotism. On a deeper level, the book considers larger themes of ... see all copies from $8.26! new only from $29.94! \| SVS
12 view cover	The War Within: America's Battle Over Vietnam more books like this by Tom Wells add to wishlist The Vietnam war left a gash in the heart of America that can still be felt today. "The War Within" is a history of America's internal battle over that war, which chronicles the full story of how a powerful grass-roots force - the antiwar movement - changed the course of American history. Tom Wells spent over ten years researching government and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Pro-Choice Movement: Organization and Activism in the Abortion Conflict more books like this by Suzanne Staggenborg add to wishlist In this highly-praised analysis of the controversial pro-choice movement, Suzanne Staggenborg traces the development of the movement from its origins through the 1980s. She shows how a small group of activists were able to build on the momentum created by other social movements of the 1960s to win their cause-the legalization of abortion in 1973 ... see all copies from $11.00! new only from $22.98! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Sing a Battle Song: The Revolutionary Poetry, Statements, and Communiques of the Weather Underground 1970-1974 more books like this by Bernardine Dohrn (Editor), William C Ayers (Editor), Jeff Jones (Editor) add to wishlist The Weather Underground waged a low-level war against the U.S. government through much of the 1970s. This volume brings together the three complete and unedited publications produced by the Weathermen during their most active period from 1970 to 1974. see all copies from $6.40! new only from $12.46! \| SVS
15	The autobiography of Malcom X. more books like this by Malcolm X, Alex Haley add to wishlist By the time of his tragic murder in 1965, Malcolm X was world famous as the "angriest black man in America". From hustling, cocaine addiction and armed violence in the ghettos of Harlem he had turned, in a dramatic prison conversion, to the fervour of the Black Muslims. Speaking out to millions of oppressed blacks, he brought new hope and self ... see all copies from $2.53!
16 view cover	Antiwarriors: The Vietnam War and the Battle for America's Hearts and Minds: The Vietnam War and the Battle for America's Hearts and Minds more books like this by Professor Melvin Small add to wishlist The anti-Vietnam War movement marked the first time in American history that record numbers marched and protested to an antiwar tune-on college campuses, in neighborhoods, and in Washington. Although it did not create enough pressure on decision-makers to end U.S. involvement in the war, the movement's impact was monumental. In Antiwarriors, ... see all copies from $9.61! new only from $16.81! \| SVS
17 view cover	The Crisis of Imprisonment: Protest, Politics, and the Making of the American Penal State, 1776-1941 more books like this by Rebecca M McLennan add to wishlist America's prison-based system of punishment has not always enjoyed the widespread political and moral legitimacy it has today. In this groundbreaking reinterpretation of penal history, Rebecca McLennan covers the periods of deep instability, popular protest, and political crisis that characterized early American prisons. She details the debates ... see all copies from $21.09! new only from $21.09!
18 view cover	The Politics of Protest: Social Movements in America more books like this by David S Meyer add to wishlist Protest is everywhere in American politics. Over the past decade, activists have staged dramatic demonstrations on such diverse issues as the war in Iraq, globalization, standardized testing, and abortion rights. Indeed, protest and social movements have become essential features of contemporary American life. The Politics of Protest offers both a ... see all copies from $16.99! new only from $27.79! \| SVS
19 view cover	The Art of Protest: Culture and Activism from the Civil Rights Movement to the Streets of Seattle more books like this by T V Reed add to wishlist A comprehensive introduction to the culture of progressive movements in the United States. see all copies from $16.25! new only from $25.95! \| SVS
20 view cover	Opposing the System more books like this by Charles A Reich add to wishlist An analysis of the current ills of American society. Reich attempts to show that the largely unquestioned goals of profit and economic growth have been pursued at the expense of the natural environment, neighborhoods, schools and basic trust between people. This book points the way back to America's true democratic ideals. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $37.33! \| first editions
21 view cover	To Everything There Is a Season: Pete Seeger and the Power of Song more books like this by Allan M Winkler add to wishlist Folk music has long played a vital role in supporting reform movements in the United States. Radical activists, seeking to counter a variety of abuses in mid-to-late 20th century America, often used music to express their hopes, aims, and goals. In "To Everything There Is a Season": Pete Seeger and the Power of Song, Allan Winkler describes how ... see all copies from $9.95! new only from $14.71! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Limits of Dissent: Clement L. Vallandigham & the Civil War more books like this by Frank L. Klement add to wishlist During the American Civil War, Clement L. Vallandigham was a passionate critic of Abraham Lincoln's policies and he insisted that no circumstance, not even war, could deprive a citizen of his right to oppose governmental policy. This volume studies and reassesses Vallandigham's Civil War career. see all copies from $16.98! new only from $20.00! \| signed copies \| SVS
23 view cover	Challenging Authority: How Ordinary People Change America more books like this by Frances Fox Piven add to wishlist "Challenging Authority" argues that ordinary people exercise real power in American politics mainly at those extraordinary moments when they rise up in anger and hope, defy the rules that ordinarily govern their daily lives, and by doing so, disrupt the workings of the institutions in which they are enmeshed. These are the conditions that produce ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $13.28! \| SVS
24 view cover	Black Protest and the Great Migration: A Brief History with Documents more books like this by Eric Arnesen add to wishlist During World War I, as many as half a million southern African Americans permanently left the South to create new homes and lives in the urban North, and hundreds of thousands more would follow in the 1920s. This dramatic transformation in the lives of many black Americans involved more than geography: the increasingly visible "New Negro" and the ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $9.97! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Letters from Young Activists: Today's Rebels Speak Out more books like this by Dan Berger (Editor), Chesa Boudin (Editor), Kenyon Farrow (Editor) add to wishlist Who will lead America in the years to come? "Letters from Young Activists" introduces America's bold, exciting, new generation of activists. These diverse authors challenge the common misconception that today's young people are apathetic, shallow, and materialistic. Aged ten to thirty-one, these atheist, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, pagan, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions

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