Detroit: I Do Mind Dying

A Study in Urban Revolution

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Detroit: I Do Mind Dying tracks the extraordinary development of the Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement and the League of Revolutionary Black Workers as they became two of the landmark political organizations of the 1960s and 1970s. It is widely heralded as one the most important books on the black liberation movement.Marvin Surkin received his PhD in political science from New York University and is a specialist in comparative urban politics and social change. He worked at the center of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers in Detroit.Dan Georgakas is a writer, historian, and activist with a long-time interest in social movements. He is the author of My Detroit, Growing up Greek and American in Motor City.

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Utgivningsdatum2012-08-21
Mått135 x 212 x 19 mm
Vikt329 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor258
FörlagHaymarket Books
ISBN9781608462216

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Marvin Surkin (1938-2025) received his PhD in political science from New York University and was a specialist in comparative urban politics and social change. He worked at the center of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers in Detroit.Dan Georgakas was a writer, historian, and activist with a long-time interest in social movements. He was a long-time editor of Cineaste film quarterly, co-editor of The Encyclopedia of the American Left, and author of My Detroit, Growing up Greek and American in the Motor City.

“Detroit: I Do Mind Dying is a beautiful, riveting account of one of the most important radical movements of our century–a movement led by black revolutionaries whose vision of emancipation for all is sorely needed today.”—Robin D.G. Kelley“A historical narrative of the single most significant political experience of the 1960s.”—Fredric Jameson“First-rate and absolutely fascinating. This particular piece of American history has never been covered in such depth… everyone who is concerned with political change will learn a lot from this book.”—New York Times