The Democracy Project

A History, a Crisis, a Movement

David Graeber

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Penguin
25 June 2014

Politics & government; Demonstrations & protest movements; Revolutionary groups & movements; Political economy

Anti-capitalism, new political ideas and alternative ways through the crisis, from a leading Occupy activist

From their earliest meetings, activist David Graeber knew that the Occupy Wall Street movement was something different. From small beginnings its demonstrations spread across the world to cities like Cairo, Athens, Barcelona and London and gave a glimpse of a new way. This provocative look at the actions of the 99% asks- why was it so effective? What went right? And what can we all do now to make our world democratic once again? Both a treatise on power and protest and an energetic account of contemporary events, The Democracy Project will change the way you think about politics, and the world.

By: David Graeber
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 260g
ISBN: 9780718195045
ISBN 10: 0718195043
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 25 June 2014
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Graeber is a radical anthropologist at Goldsmiths, University of London, who has been involved with the Occupy movement, most actively at Wall Street. He has written for many publications including Harper's, The Wall Street Journal, The Nation, and The Guardian. He is also the author, most recently, of the widely praised Debt: The First 5,000 Years, as well as many books on social organization and revolution including Towards an Anthropological Theory of Value, Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology, Direct Action: An Ethnography.