{"product_id":"berkeley-the-student-revolt-hardcover","title":"Berkeley: The Student Revolt - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHal Draper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMario Savio\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There's a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part! You can't even passively take part! And you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels ... upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop!\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese fiery words of protest, spoken by Mario Savio during the Berkeley Free Speech Movement, became a call to action that helped galvanize an entire generation of radicals during the 1960s. Led by student politicized through the fight for Civil Rights, the movement would reshape the American left and influence a generation of protesters across the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this rousing and insightful participant's account, Hal Draper recounts the now iconic events of the FSM. From the impromptu speak out atop a police car after the administration decided to clamp down on students \"distributing communist literature,\" to the inspiring Student Strike that shut down the entire campus, Draper's narrative captures the energy and dynamism of each twist and turn in the struggle, and offers invaluable analysis along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrimming with lessons still relevant for today's activists, \u003cem\u003eBerkeley: The Student Revolt\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic of on-the-ground historical reportage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe late \u003cstrong\u003eHal Draper\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the five-volume study of \u003cem\u003eKarl Marx's Theory of Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e (Monthly Review Press) as well as \u003cem\u003eWar and Revolution: Lenin and the Myth of Revolutionary Defeatism \u003c\/em\u003e(Humanities Press) and \u003cem\u003eBerkeley: The New Student Revolt (\u003c\/em\u003eGrove Press.) He was also a prominent socialist journalist and editor of the journal Labor Action from 1948-1958.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMario Savio\u003c\/strong\u003e was one of the most famous leaders of the Berkeley Free Speech Movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44537030705203,"sku":"9781642592535","price":191.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/2191\/6467\/files\/7JgdC-HNBh9781642592535.webp?v=1784145050","url":"https:\/\/thereadinghousebookcompany.com\/products\/berkeley-the-student-revolt-hardcover","provider":"The Reading House Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}