From Cairo to Wall Street : voices from the global spring / edited by Anya Schiffrin and Eamon Kircher-Allen ; foreword by Jeffrey D. Sachs ; introduction by Joseph E. Stiglitz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schiffrin, Anya, 1962-

Kircher-Allen, Eamon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social movements--Case studies.

Social movements.

Protest movements--Case studies.

Protest movements.

Democratization--Case studies.

Democratization.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 244 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : New Press : Distributed by Perseus Distribution, 2012.

Summary:

"Protesters in the Middle East made history in 2011 when they toppled dictators who had been entrenched for decades. As the world economy worsened and austerity measures hit, the wave of demonstrations spread to Europe and the United States. From Tunisia to Egypt, from Athens to Madrid, from Zuccotti Park to London's financial district, protesters came out en masse, calling for an end to inequality and for government leaders to be held accountable. Specific demands varied, but one thing was universal: a new conviction that real change could be achieved through the peaceful action of the masses."

"From Cairo to Wall Street is a stirring, on-the-ground account of these protests, in the words of the people who made them happen. Journalists Anya Schiffrin and Eamon Kircher-Allen bring together voices from across the world, many from the front lines, to tell the story of movements that redefined history. We hear from the Egyptian youth leaders who transformed Tahrir Square into a symbol of freedom; we hear from the Indignados who raged against austerity measures in Spain's already-dark times; and we hear of the many Americans, from New York to Madison to Oakland, who marched under the banner 'We Are the 99%.' Chapters by Schiffrin, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz, economist Jeffrey D. Sachs, and columnist Laurie Penny frame these movements in the context of global capitalism and its discontents, drawing connections between the individual protest movements and the singular sense of outrage that has fueled them the world over." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The global new progressive movement

What took us so long?

The world wakes / Joseph E. Stiglitz

Egypt : From partier to protester: the birth of a social conscience / Jawad Nabulsi ; The revolutionary road starts in Tunisia / Lina Attalah

Tunisia : Out from behind the sun / Mouheb Ben Garoui ; Internet activism, Tunisian style / Haythem El Mekki

Syria : Patriot and fugitive / Razan Zaitouneh

Bahrain : A bumpy road with no alternative: Q&A with Matar Ibrahim Matar ; Darkness before dawn / Ala'a Shehabi

Spain : From New York to Madrid and back again / José Bellver ; We are the 99% / Sara López Martín and Javier García Raboso ; "Think global, act local": neighborhood and town assemblies / Alejandra Machín Álvarez ; A social awakening: history of the protests against evictions / Jonay Martín Valenzuela

Chile : Students of change: how a call for education access became a cry for true democracy / Giorgio Jackson

Greece : No tears for Greek democracy / Fivos Papahadjis ; Nights in Syntagma Square / Antonis Voulgarelis

Occupy Wall Street : From Wisconsin to Wall Street: a cheesehead does not stand alone / Harry Waisbren ; The accidental activist / Lisa Epstein ; My trajectory with Occupy / Suresh Naidu ; David Ippolito: Occupy Wall Street's Woody Guthrie

Occupy London : The occupied times / Martin Eirmann and Steven Maclean

Counter-case study: Ireland fails to respond to its debt crisis / Andy Storey

Social media and the protests / Laurie Penny.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1595588272

OCLC:

773667744

Publisher Number:

99954165967