A world dominated by America and driven by cheap oil, easy credit, and conspicuous consumption is unraveling before our eyes. In this book, the author assesses the crisis - political, economical, and environmental - and shows how to create the radical social change we need to confront new realities.
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. East Is East-Or Is It? -- 2. From Philosophy to Politics -- 3. C.L.R. James -- 4. Jimmy -- 5. ""The City Is the Black Man's Land""--6, Beyond Rebellion -- 7. ""Going Back"" to China -- 8. New Dreams for the Twenty-First Century -- 9. On My Own -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z
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