Publisher's Synopsis
In history, over the past five decades, when political, environmental, and social gloom can seem overpowering, this book shall light the dark political, social, and environment.
a lucid, affirmative, and well-argued case for hope.
This book traces a history of activism and social change over the past five decades - from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the worldwide marches against the war in Iraq. Following in the footsteps of the last century's thinkers - including Woolf, Gandhi, Borges, Benjamin, and Havel - The author conjures a timeless vision of cause and effect that will light our way through the dark, and lead us to profound and effective political engagement.