Do It Anyway The New Generation of Activists

Name: Do It Anyway The New Generation of Activists
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ISBN: 9780807000472

ISBN-10: 0807000477

ISBN-13: 9780807000472

Edition: 2010

Authors: Courtney E. Martin

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How a new generation of activists is changing the world That age-old quest for meaning-Who am I? What is my calling? How can I make the world better?-is about to get a twenty-first-century makeover by one of the countryrs"s most widely read young writers on social change. Courtney E. Martin pursues the gritty truth about the complicated and challenging process of social change in contemporary America. InDo It Anyway,Martin explores the lives and motivations of eight activists-not superhuman heroes, but ordinary young people searching for their own way to make a difference. Among others, we meet Raul Diaz, a prison re-entry social worker at Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles; Nia Robinson, an…

Book details

List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 9/7/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Introduction


"I Am Hungry for One Good Thing I Can Do"



An Altar Boy with a Gun



Recovery Mission



The Boxer



It Ain't Easy Being Green



Class Action



Power Becomes Her



Born to Teach



Conclusion: Good Failure


Acknowledgments


Further Resources