AT2 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has wrinkling and chipping on some edges and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has a few light smudge and stains on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Signed by the author on the title page. Letters to a Young Activist is part of the series, "The Art of Mentoring," based on Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall.

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Title

Letters to a Young Activist

Publisher

Basic Books, New York

Publication Date

2003

Language

English

ISBN 10

0465027385

ISBN 13

9780465027385

Binding

Hard Cover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

Signed

Signed by Author

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Social Sciences

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"Be original. See what happens." So Todd Gitlin advises the young mind burning to take action to right the wrongs of the world but also looking for bearings, understanding, direction, and practical examples.In Letters to a Young Activist, Todd Gitlin looks back at his eventful life, recalling his experience as president of the formidable Students for a Democratic Society in the '60s, contemplating the spirit of activism, and arriving at some principles of action to guide the passion and energy of those wishing to do good. He considers the three complementary motives of duty, love, and adventure, and reflects on the changing nature of idealism and how righteous action requires realistic as well as idealistic thinking. And he looks forward to an uncertain future that is nevertheless full of possibility, a future where patriotism and intelligent skepticism are not mutually exclusive.Gitlin invites the young activist to enter imaginatively into some of the dilemmas, moral and practical, of being a modern citizen--the dilemmas that affect not only the problems of what to think but also the problems of what to love and how to live.

About the Authors

Todd Gitlin is Professor of Culture, Journalism, and Sociology at New York University and University of California at Berkeley. He is the author of numerous books, including the classic The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage. He lives in New York City.

Todd Gitlin is Professor of Journalism and Sociology at Columbia University.

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