In the fall of 2011, a small protest camp in downtown Manhattan exploded into a global uprising, sparked in part by the violent overreactions of the police. An unofficial record of this movement, Occupy combines adrenalin-fueled first-hand accounts of the early days and weeks of Occupy Wall Street with contentious debates and thoughtful reflections, featuring the editors and writers of the celebrated n+1, as well as some of the world s leading radical thinkers, such as Slavoj i ek, Angela Davis, and Rebecca Solnit.
The book conveys the intense excitement of those present at the birth of a counterculture, while providing the movement with a serious platform for debating goals, demands, and tactics. Articles address the history of the horizontalist structure at OWS; how to keep a live-in going when there is a giant mountain of laundry building up; how very rich the very rich have become; the messages and meaning of the We are the 99% tumblr website; occupations in Oakland, Boston, Atlanta, and elsewhere; what happens next; and much more.
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In the fall of 2011, a small protest camp in downtown Manhattan exploded into a global uprising, sparked in part by the violent overreactions of the police. An unofficial record of this movement, Occupy combines adrenalin-fueled first-hand accounts of the early days and weeks of Occupy Wall Street with contentious debates and thoughtful reflections, featuring the editors and writers of the celebrated n+1, as well as some of the world s leading radical thinkers, such as Slavoj i ek, Angela Davis, and Rebecca Solnit.
The book conveys the intense excitement of those present at the birth of a counterculture, while providing the movement with a serious platform for debating goals, demands, and tactics. Articles address the history of the horizontalist structure at OWS; how to keep a live-in going when there is a giant mountain of laundry building up; how very rich the very rich have become; the messages and meaning of the We are the 99% tumblr website; occupations in Oakland, Boston, Atlanta, and elsewhere; what happens next; and much more.
Imprint | Verso Books |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | December 2011 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days |
First published | 2011 |
Editors | Carla Blumenkranz, Keith Gessen, Mark Greif, Sarah Leonard, Sarah Resnick, Nikil Saval, Eli Schmitt, Astra Taylor |
Contributors | Judith Butler, Angela Davis |
Dimensions | 216 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 224 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-84467-940-9 |
Barcode | 9781844679409 |
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LSN | 1-84467-940-3 |