Cultures in Conflict: Social Movements and the State in Peru

Cultures in Conflict: Social Movements and the State in Peru

In this vivid ethnography set in contemporary Peru, Susan Stokes provides a compelling analysis of the making and unmaking of class consciousness among the urban poor. Her research strategy is multifaceted; through interviews, participant observation, and survey research she digs deeply into the popular culture of the social activists and shantytown residents she studies. The result is a penetrating look at how social movements evolve, how poor people construct independent political cultures, an

The Mechanics of Baltimore: Workers and Politics in the Age of Revolution, 1763-1812 (Working Class in American History)

The Mechanics of Baltimore: Workers and Politics in the Age of Revolution, 1763-1812 (Working Class in American History)

Agrarian Reform and Class Consciousness in Nicaragua

Agrarian Reform and Class Consciousness in Nicaragua

Losing Our Souls: The American Experience in the Cold War

Losing Our Souls: The American Experience in the Cold War

The first book to sum up the consequences of the cold war for Americans. A searching account of the costs of the cold war Ovictory’ that we are celebrating–not only the material price but the blight on our ideas, ideals, and institutions. –James MacGregor Burns