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Francis Fox Piven, a celebrated political thinker and activist, offers a concise introduction to her award-winning writings on imperialism, voting and poverty as it relates to the Occupy Wall Street movement. Piven offers a clear historical context to the current struggles around economic disparity, poverty and imperialism and relates them to the labour, civil rights and anti-imperialist struggles of the Depression era. Through examining the past, Piven presents the immense future possibilities of the Occupy Movement.

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Occupy Together 1 The War Against the Poor 7 The Lean Years 15 The Turbulent Years 21

Lessons For Our Struggle

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      Publisher Haymarket Books
      Published 17 July 2012
      ISBN-13 9781608462162
      978-1608462162
      ISBN-10 1608462161
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      Politics and government

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Francis Fox Piven, a celebrated political thinker and activist, offers a concise introduction to her award-winning writings on imperialism, voting and poverty as it relates to the Occupy Wall Street movement. Piven offers a clear historical context to the current struggles around economic disparity, poverty and imperialism and relates them to the labour, civil rights and anti-imperialist struggles of the Depression era. Through examining the past, Piven presents the immense future possibilities of the Occupy Movement.

      Table of Contents
      Occupy Together 1 The War Against the Poor 7 The Lean Years 15 The Turbulent Years 21

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