Overview
āI appreciate that Satin is willing to be so candid. It helps us all learn. And he writes in a way that touches the soul.ā āChrista Slaton, First platform coordinator for the U.S. Green Party movement, and co-editor of the book Transformational Politics: Theory, Study, and Practice
In a gripping first-person narrative that reads like a novel, using his own experiences as a lens, Mark Satin tells the story of three generations of thinkers and activists who triedāand are still tryingāto create a post-socialist, post-conservative, visionary and healing new politics for the U.S.
In this book, Satin shows that the increasingly militant movements of the Sixties drove many young people awayāand into a search for a political system and world that could work for everyone. He looks at initiatives and organizations that over the next 30 years tried to further that search, such as the New World Alliance and the early U.S. Green Party movement. Then he illuminates the 21st century turn to āradical centristā and ātranspartisanā political initiatives.
Each chapter begins with a brief, context-setting introduction. Throughout the book are intense, blow-by-blow accounts of organization- and movement-building, as well as brief glimpses at over 40 often underappreciated visionary books. And always there are deeply honest accounts of Satinās and other activistsā often shaky relationships with colleagues, family, and loversābecause getting healing politics right cannot be divorced from getting personal and interpersonal behavior right.
You will enjoy watching Satinās encounters with civil rights militant Hardy Frye, Weather Underground terrorist Mark Rudd, environmental activist Paul Hawken, ābeyond GNPā economic thinker Hazel Henderson, futurists John Naisbitt and Alvin Toffler, Nobel Peace Prize nominee Gene Sharp, Aquarian Conspiracy author Marilyn Ferguson, critical race theory co-creator Derrick Bell, radical centrist author John Avlon, and more. Nobody, least of all Satin, comes across as all-wise here, and long before this subtle and courageous book ends you will realize that a truly visionary and healing politics can only be built if weāre willing to address all the behavioral, intellectual, organizational, and attitudinal issues this book raises.
This book title, Up From Socialism (My 60-Year Search for a Healing New Radical Politics), ISBN: 9781637586631, by Mark Satin, published by Bombardier Books (October 31, 2023) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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