Storming the Gates of Paradise: Landscapes for Politics
- ISBN-10
- 0520251091
- ISBN-13
- 9780520251090
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 416
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-06-18
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Author
- Rebecca Solnit
Description
An anthology of nearly forty essays, representing the author's work over the past ten years, offers an insightful overview of American politics, current affairs, culture, society, and history, written from the perspective of a noted environmentalist, anti-globalization activist, and public intellectual. By the author of A Field Guide to Getting Lost.
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- 2008-05-20
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- 429 pages
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