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PublisherVerso Books

ISBN-101839762128

ISBN-139781839762123

eBay Product ID (ePID)26050419449

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Book TitleMutual Aid : Building Solidarity During this Crisis (And the Next)

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2020

TopicHistory & Theory, Commentary & Opinion, Sociology / Social Theory

IllustratorYes

GenrePolitical Science, Social Science

AuthorDean Spade

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight4.4 Oz

Item Length7 in

Item Width4.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2021-288854

ReviewsPraise for Normal Life: "Should be read by everyone who is interested in challenging capitalism, colonialism, racism and patriarchy." -- Angela Y. Davis "An invaluable resource not just for rethinking gender justice, but for rethinking how we do social justice organizing in general." -- Andrea Smith, author of Conquest: Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide "This original, visionary, urgent, and brilliantly argued book significantly advances political theory and social movement criticism." -- Urvashi Vaid, author of Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay & Lesbian Liberation "Sharply political, deeply intellectual, broadly accessible, Normal Life is exactly what we need right now." -- Lisa Duggan author of The Twilight of Equality?: Neoliberalism Cultural Politics and the Attack on Democracy "This street-smart and theoretically sophisticated little book should be required reading for all would-be radicals looking for practical ways to build a better future." -- Susan Stryker author of Transgender History "Spade's book is personal, practical, and theoretical. It lays out a framework for a critical trans politics, and gives fresh analyses of immigration, legal reform, wealth distribution, and lesbian and gay politics--all buoyantly and optimistically aimed at a repaired world." -- The Progressive

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal303.3/72

SynopsisMutual aid is the radical act of caring for each other while working to change the world. Around the globe, people are faced with a spiralling succession of crises, from the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change-induced fires, floods, and storms to the ongoing horrors of mass incarceration, racist policing, brutal immigration enforcement, endemic gender violence, and severe wealth inequality. As governments fail to respond to--or actively engineer--each crisis, ordinary people are finding bold and innovative ways to share resources and support the vulnerable. Survival work, when done alongside social movement demands for transformative change, is called mutual aid. This book is about mutual aid: why it is so important, what it looks like, and how to do it. It provides a grassroots theory of mutual aid, describes how mutual aid is a crucial part of powerful movements for social justice, and offers concrete tools for organizing, such as how to work in groups, how to foster a collective decision-making process, how to prevent and address conflict, and how to deal with burnout. Writing for those new to activism as well as those who have been in social movements for a long time, Dean Spade draws on years of organizing to offer a radical vision of community mobilization, social transformation, compassionate activism, and solidarity.

LC Classification NumberHM671.S6865 2020