{"product_id":"voices-of-revolution-rodger-streitmatter-9780231122498","title":"Voices of Revolution: The Dissident Press in America","description":"\u003cp\u003eStreitmatter tells the stories of dissident American publications and press movements of the last two centuries, and of the colorful individuals behind them. From publications that fought for the disenfranchised to those that promoted social reform, \u003ci\u003eVoices of Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e examines the abolitionist and labor press, black power publications of the 1960s, the crusade against the barbarism of lynching, the women's movement, and antiwar journals. Streitmatter also discusses gay and lesbian publications, contemporary on-line journals, and counterculture papers like \u003ci\u003eThe Kudzu\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Berkeley Barb\u003c\/i\u003e that flourished in the 1960s. \u003ci\u003eVoices of Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e also identifies and discusses some of the distinctive characteristics shared by the genres of the dissident press that rose to prominence--from the early nineteenth century to the late twentieth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor far too long, mainstream journalists and even some media scholars have viewed radical, leftist, or progressive periodicals in America as \"rags edited by crackpots.\" However, many of these dissident presses have shaped the way Americans think about social and political issues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rodger Streitmatter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231122497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231122498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.12w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2001 pg. 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2001 pg. 2055\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2002 pg. 1414\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2002 pg. 2 - Strongly Recommended\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/03\/2001","brand":"Rodger Streitmatter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119478731007,"sku":"9780231122498","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf7d622c-7796-450b-8173-1073dceeaedd.jpg?v=1687409566","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/voices-of-revolution-rodger-streitmatter-9780231122498","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}