Sustainable Urbanism and Direct Action: Case Studies in Dialectical Activism (Radical Subjects in International Politics)
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (613 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1783483164 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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He tackles a huge range of issues but is able to give them a coherence and context which ultimately makes the whole greater than the parts. Benjamin Heim Shepard is an exuberant and indispensable chronicler of contemporary urban life and grassroots organizing. A celebration of the activism of everyday life! (Fly-O, Comic Book Artist and Illustrator; Peops: Portraits and Stories) . With this volume, he brings together the energy of the street and the nuances of theory to produce a fascinating account of how activists are contesting and redefining urbanism for our time. (L.A. Kauffman, Author of Direct Action: Protest and the Reinvention of American Radicalism)This volume is an epic and essential activist primer exploring the many current Social Movements with a serious personal investment as well as a sense of humor. Ben is not onl
Each chapter examines activist responses to a range of issues that have confronted New Yorkers, from the struggle for green space and non-polluting transportation, for housing and the fight for sexual civil liberties. But how might we theorize the evidence of the collisions between social forces that take place in our streets and public commons? Cities are formed through these collective collisions in time. This book draws on the author’s own vast experience as an activist to make links between a theory of practice with rich discussion of the histories of conflicts over public space. Taken together, these highlight a story of urban public space movements and the ways they shape cities and are shaped by history.. Urban activism can manifest in many guises,
For the last two decades, he has worked on campaigns for public space, including community gardens, bike lanes, and public welfare issues ranging from education to AIDS services. He is the co-editor of the book From ACT UP to the WTO: Urban Protest and Community Building in the Era of Globalization which was a non-fiction finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards in 2002.. Benjamin Heim S