{"product_id":"berkeley-the-student-revolt-9781642591255","title":"Berkeley: The Student Revolt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"There's a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part  You can't even passively take part  And you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels ... upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese fiery words of protest, spoken by Mario Savio during the Berkeley Free Speech Movement, became a call to action that helped galvanize an entire generation of radicals during the 1960s. Led by student politicized through the fight for Civil Rights, the movement would reshape the American left and influence a generation of protesters across the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this rousing and insightful participant's account, Hal Draper recounts the now iconic events of the FSM. From the impromptu speak out atop a police car after the administration decided to clamp down on students \"distributing communist literature,\" to the inspiring Student Strike that shut down the entire campus, Draper's narrative captures the energy and dynamism of each twist and turn in the struggle, and offers invaluable analysis along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrimming with lessons still relevant for today's activists, \u003cem\u003eBerkeley: The Student Revolt\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic of on-the-ground historical reportage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Haymarket Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642591255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Hal Draper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36664246567068,"sku":"9781642591255","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8fd8c472-4a9d-4c47-8b2c-78e959d69883.jpg?v=1603906159","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/berkeley-the-student-revolt-9781642591255","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}