{"product_id":"occupy-nation-the-roots-the-spirit-and-the-promise-of-occupy-wall-street-9780062200921","title":"Occupy Nation: The Roots, the Spirit, and the Promise of Occupy Wall Street","description":"\u003cp\u003e\" A] much needed book...a compelling portrait of the Occupy movement...that capture s] the spirit of the people involved, the crisis that gave Occupy birth, and the possibility of genuine change it represents.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Eric Foner, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Occupy Wall Street movement arose out of a widespread desire of ordinary Americans to change a political system in which the moneyed \"1%\" of the nation controls the workings of the government. In \u003cem\u003eOccupy Nation\u003c\/em\u003e, social historian Todd Gitlin--a former leader of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) who stood at the forefront of the birth of the New Left and the student protests of the 1960s and '70s--offers a unique overview of one of the most rapidly growing yet misunderstood social revolutions in modern history. \u003cem\u003eOccupy Nation\u003c\/em\u003e is a concise and incisive look at the Occupy movement at its pivotal moment, as it weighs its unexpected power and grapples with its future mission.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e It Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/21\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062200921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.41h x 4.60w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Todd Gitlin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43271733510325,"sku":"9780062200921","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_eb484510-9f5a-434f-bf0f-7b81acf531d6.jpg?v=1699956395","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/occupy-nation-the-roots-the-spirit-and-the-promise-of-occupy-wall-street-9780062200921","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}