Lechner Sheryl - Voices Of Protest! Documents Of Courage And Dissent - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: This eye - opening collection of documents ranging from the pre - Christian era to the present explores the undeniable power of social political and religious dissent throughout history and around the world. Voices of Protest is an inspiring and comprehensive look at the meaning of protest throughout history in democratic and nondemocratic societies. It is also a rousing confirmation that individual and community action matters and has great influence. Collected here are more than 300 documents essays letters newspaper articles court decisions song lyrics poetry cartoons and more that represent seven main categories of protest: Civil Rights; National Self - Determination; Economic Justice; Environmental Conservation; Religious Freedom and Morality; Peace and War; and International Political Freedoms. A small sampling of the entries includes Seneca Falls Declaration of Women's Rights; Fidel Castro's anti - American writings protesting cultural domination; John Muir's essay The American Forests'; and Martin Luther King Jr.'s letter from a Birmingham jail. The editors have framed the documents with concise original commentary that places each selection in a political historical and social context.
Title: Voices Of Protest! Documents Of Courage And Dissent
Author(s): Lechner Sheryl
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
Barcode: 9781579125851
Pages: 448 Pages
Publication Date: 6/1/2007
Category: Political Activism