{"product_id":"protest-nation-words-that-inspired-a-century-of-american-radicalism-9781595585042","title":"Protest Nation: Words That Inspired a Century of American Radicalism","description":"\u003cb\u003eHistoric writings by socialists, LGBT activists, environmentalists, and more: \"An extraordinary collection of the voices of American dissidents.\" -Howard Zinn\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eProtest Nation\u003c\/i\u003e is a guide to the speeches, letters, broadsides, essays, and manifestos that form the backbone of the American radical tradition in the twentieth century. With examples from socialists, feminists, union organizers, civil-rights workers, gay and lesbian activists, and environmentalists that have served as beacons for millions, the volume also includes brief introductory essays by the editors that provide a rich biographical and historical context for each selection. Included are: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e *a fiery speech by socialist Eugene V. Debs\u003cbr\u003e *an astonishing treatise on animal liberation by Peter Singer\u003cbr\u003e *an excerpt from \u003ci\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/i\u003e by Rachel Carson\u003cbr\u003e *Harvey Milk's \"The Hope Speech\"\u003cbr\u003e *the original Black Panther Party Platform\u003cbr\u003e *Peter Singer's astonishing treatise on animal liberation\u003cbr\u003e *plus writings from Upton Sinclair, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Betty Friedan, Malcolm X, César Chávez, and more\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy Patrick McCarthy\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer and Director of the Human Rights and Social Movements Program at the Harvard Kennedy School. Educated at Harvard College and Columbia University, where he received his PhD in History, he is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Radical Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (New Press, 2003) and \u003ci\u003eProphets of Protest\u003c\/i\u003e (New Press, 2006). McCarthy was an outspoken critic of the Iraq War, and a founding member of Barack Obama's National LGBT Leadership Council. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJohn McMillian\u003c\/b\u003e has Ph.D. in American history from Columbia University, and his dissertation was honored by the American Journalism Historians Association. He is author of \u003ci\u003eTom Paine's Children: The Sixties Underground Press and the Rise of Alternative Media\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxford, 2010) and \u003ci\u003eBeatles Vs. Stones: The History of a Legendary Rivalry\u003c\/i\u003e (forthcoming, Free Press). His scholarly essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eRadical History Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRethinking History\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eJournal for the Study of Radicalism\u003c\/i\u003e, and he is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Sixties: A Journal of History, Politics and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51474817057042,"sku":"9781595585042","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fd3f645b-ffd3-4e0c-9e67-0bedec7ac648.jpg?v=1752580424","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/protest-nation-words-that-inspired-a-century-of-american-radicalism-9781595585042","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}