Solidarity : the past, present, and future of a world-changing idea / Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hunt-Hendrix, Leah, author.

Taylor, Astra, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Solidarity.

Physical Description:

xxxv, 391 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Pantheon Books, [2024]

Summary:

"From renowned organizers and activists Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor, comes the first in-depth examination of Solidarity-not just as a rallying cry, but as potent political movement with potential to effect lasting change. Solidarity is often invoked, but it is rarely analyzed and poorly understood. Here, two leading activists and thinkers survey the past, present, and future of the concept across borders of nation, identity, and class to ask: how can we build solidarity in an era of staggering inequality, polarization, violence, and ecological catastrophe? Offering a lively and lucid history of the idea-from Ancient Rome through the first European and American socialists and labor organizers, to twenty-first century social movements like Occupy Wall Street and Black Lives Matter-Hunt-Hendrix and Taylor trace the philosophical debates and political struggles that have shaped the modern world. Looking forward, they argue that a clear understanding of how solidarity is built and sustained, and an awareness of how it has been suppressed, is essential to warding off the many crises of our present: right-wing backlash, irreversible climate damage, widespread alienation, loneliness, and despair. Hunt-Hendrix and Taylor insist that solidarity is both a principle and a practice, one that must be cultivated and institutionalized, so that care for the common good becomes the central aim of politics and social life"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The origins of a debt

Us vs. them

Power in numbers

Divide and conquer

The problem with charity

A solidarity state

Solidarity beyond borders

Solidarity and the sacred

Conclusion: the virtues of solidarity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Hunt-Hendrix, Leah. Solidarity

ISBN:

9780593701249

0593701240

OCLC:

1379220585

Publisher Number:

99996057200