{"product_id":"generation-occupy-michael-levitin-9781640094499","title":"Generation Occupy: Reawakening American Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe fight for a $15 minimum wage. Nationwide teacher strikes. Bernie Sanders's political revolution and the rise of AOC. Black Lives Matter. #MeToo. Read how the Occupy movement helped reshape American politics, culture and the groundbreaking movements to follow. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the ten-year anniversary of the Occupy movement, \u003ci\u003eGeneration Occupy\u003c\/i\u003e sets the historical record straight about the movement's lasting impacts. Far from a passing phenomenon, Occupy Wall Street marked a new era of social and political transformation, reigniting the labor movement, remaking the Democratic Party and reviving a culture of protest that has put the fight for social, economic, environmental and racial justice at the forefront of a generation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe movement changed the way Americans see themselves and their role in the economy through the language of the 99 versus the 1 percent. But beyond that, in its demands for fairness and equality, Occupy reinvigorated grassroots activism, inaugurating a decade of youth-led resistance movements that have altered the social fabric, from Black Lives Matter and Standing Rock to March for Our Lives, the Global Climate Strikes and #MeToo. Bookended by the 2008 financial crisis and the coronavirus pandemic, \u003ci\u003eGeneration Occupy \u003c\/i\u003eattempts to help us understand how we got to where we are today and how to draw on lessons from Occupy in the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Levitin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1640094490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640094499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/31\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/30\/2021 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2022","brand":"Michael Levitin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44051256901887,"sku":"9781640094499","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a94215f6-3b70-4b8d-81d4-3d5465eafa45.jpg?v=1685012014","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/generation-occupy-michael-levitin-9781640094499","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}