Rеclаiming Amеricа: Nikе, Clеаn Air, аnd thе Nеw Nаtionаl Activism
Publisher: Univеrsity of Саliforniа Prеss
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 1999-06-07
List price: $26.95
Have activists taken the bumper-sticker adage "Think Globally, Act Locally" too literally? Randy Shaw argues that they have, with destructive consequences for America. Since the 1970s, activist participation in national struggles has steadily given way to a nearly exclusive focus on local issues. America’s political and corporate elite has succeeded in controlling the national agenda, while their adversaries--the citizen activists and organizations who spent decades building federal programs to reflect the country’s progressive ideals--increasingly bypass national fights. The res...