The Democracy Project by David Graeber - ISBN: 9780718195045
Paperback
Occupy changed everything. Can democracy rise from the ashes?

The Democracy Project

A History, a Crisis, a Movement

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    25 June 2014

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Summary

Anti-capitalism, new political ideas and alternative ways through the crisis, from a leading Occupy activist.

From their earliest meetings, activist David Graeber knew that the Occupy Wall Street movement was something different. From small beginnings its demonstrations spread across the world to cities like Cairo, Athens, Barcelona and London and gave a glimpse of a new way. This provocative look at the actions of the 99% asks: why was it so effective? What went right? And what can w…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780718195045
ISBN-10:0718195043
Author:David Graeber
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:25 June 2014
Weight:260g
Dimensions:198mm x 127mm x 19mm
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Critics Review

Captures the joys and fears of a movement that believed it was on the cusp of achieving something special

Captures the joys and fears of a movement that believed it was on the cusp of achieving something special – John Kampfner * Observer *

About The Author

David Graeber

David Graeber was a professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics. He is the author of Debt- The First 5,000 Years and Bullshit Jobs- A Theory, and was a contributor to Harper’s Magazine, The Guardian, and The Baffler. An iconic thinker and renowned activist, his early efforts helped to make Occupy Wall Street an era-defining movement. He died on 2 September 2020.

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