The Radical Reader
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- Synopsis
- Radicalism is as American as apple pie. One can scarcely imagine what American society would look like without the abolitionists, feminists, socialists, union organizers, civil-rights workers, gay and lesbian activists, and environmentalists who have fought stubbornly to breathe life into the promises of freedom and equality that lie at the heart of American democracy.The first anthology of its kind, The Radical Reader brings together more than 200 primary documents in a comprehensive collection of the writings of America's native radical tradition. Spanning the time from the colonial period to the twenty-first century, the documents have been drawn from a wealth of sources--speeches, manifestos, newspaper editorials, literature, pamphlets, and private letters. From Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" to Kate Millett's "Sexual Politics," these are the documents that sparked, guided, and distilled the most influential movements in American history. Brief introductory essays by the editors provide a rich biographical and historical context for each selection included.
- Copyright:
- 2003
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781595587428
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781565846821
- Publisher:
- New Press, The
- Date of Addition:
- 07/05/14
- Copyrighted By:
- Timothy Patrick McCarthy and John McMillian Foreword
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Politics and Government
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
Reviews
4 out of 5
By Roger Loran Bailey on Sep 24, 2015
The word radical comes from a Greek word meaning root. It is most commonly used to describe people, groups of people or writing that regard current social, economic and political problems and injustices as in herent in the social and economic system. That is, the problems are found in the very roots of the system. The radical remedy is to pull up the system by the roots and to start over with another system. By this understanding of radicalism this book, for the most part, lives up to its title. However, there are a lot of writings here that are not radical at all, but rather, are merely reformist.