{"product_id":"resistance-reclaiming-an-american-tradition-9781640092464","title":"Resistance: Reclaiming an American Tradition","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"These powerful, urgent essays remind us that everywhere there is resistance there is hope.\" --Jeff Chang, author of \u003ci\u003eWe Gon' Be Alright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Across cities, towns, and campuses, Americans are grappling with overwhelming challenges and the daily fallout from the most authoritarian White House policies in recent memory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In an inspiring narrative history, Jeff Biggers reframes today's battles as a continuum of a vibrant American tradition. \u003ci\u003eResistance\u003c\/i\u003e is a chronicle of the courageous resistance movements that have insured the benchmarks of our democracy--movements that served on the front lines of the American Revolution, the defense of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, the defeat of fascism during World War II, and landmark civil rights and environmental protection achievements. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Legendary historian Studs Terkel praised Biggers's \u003ci\u003eThe United States of Appalachia\u003c\/i\u003e as a \"how-to book\" in the tradition of the American Revolution. With \u003ci\u003eResistance\u003c\/i\u003e, Biggers opens a new window into American history and its meaning today. In a recovery of unsung heroes, including Revolutionary forefather Thomas Paine, \u003ci\u003eResistance\u003c\/i\u003e is a provocative reconsideration of the American Revolution, bringing alive early Native American, African American, and immigrant struggles, women's rights, and environmental justice movements. With lucidity, meticulousness, and wit, Biggers unfolds one of our country's best-kept secrets: in dealing with the most challenging issues of every generation, resistance to duplicitous civil authority has defined our quintessential American story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640092464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.60d","brand":"Jeff Biggers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36663890444444,"sku":"9781640092464","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1ffa303c-cc1f-4c8f-b140-6522546fff73.jpg?v=1603905308","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/resistance-reclaiming-an-american-tradition-9781640092464","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}