The Young Lords: A Reader by Darrel Enck-Wanzer (English) Paperback Book

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The Young Lords by Darrel Enck-Wanzer, Iris Morales, Denise Oliver-Velez A stunning collection of essays, photographs, speeches and ephemera from this historic activist organisation FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Young Lords, who originated as a Chicago street gang fighting gentrification and unfair evictions in Puerto Rican neighborhoods, burgeoned into a national political movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s, with headquarters in New York City and other centers in Philadelphia, Boston, Los Angeles, and elsewhere in the northeast and southern California. Part of the original Rainbow Coalition with the Black Panthers and Young Patriots, the politically radical Puerto Ricans who constituted the Young Lords instituted programs for political, social, and cultural change within the communities in which they operated.The Young Lords offers readers the opportunity to learn about this vibrant organization through their own words and images, collecting an array of their essays, journalism, photographs, speeches, and pamphlets. Organized topically and thematically, this volume highlights the Young Lords diverse and inventive activism around issues such as education, health care, gentrification, police injustice and gender equality, as well as self-determination for Puerto Rico.In recovering these rare written and visual materials, Darrel Enck-Wanzer has given voice to the lost chorus of the Young Lords, while providing an indispensable resource for students, scholars, activists, and others interested in learning about this influential grassroots "street political" organization. Notes A stunning collection of essays, photographs, speeches and ephemera from this historic activist organisation Author Biography Darrel Enck-Wanzer is Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at the University of North Texas. Table of Contents Foreword: Why Read the Young Lords Today?Iris Morales and Denise Oliver-VelezAcknowledgments Introduction: Toward Understanding the Young LordsDarrel Enck-Wanzer 1. Young Lords Platform and Rules 2. The Ideology of the Young Lords Party 3. The Origins and History of the Young Lords 4. On History 5. On Education and Students 6. On Revolution, Nationalism, and Revolutionary Nationalism 7. On Women in the Revolution 8. The Garbage Offensive 9. Health and Hospitals 10. The Peoples Church 11. Social Justice Programs 12. Puerto Rican Revolutionary Workers Organization Bibliography Index About the Editor Review "Offers a long-awaited introduction to the ideals and actions of this vibrant revolutionary organization. In so doing it opens a window on to the life of an entire community, and on a unique era of radical movement history. This carefully assembled collection promises to the documentary sourcebook on the Young Lords Party for years to come." Juan Flores, New York University Promotional A stunning collection of essays, photographs, speeches and ephemera from this historic activist organisation Long Description The Young Lords, who originated as a Chicago street gang fighting gentrification and unfair evictions in Puerto Rican neighborhoods, burgeoned into a national political movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s, with headquarters in New York City and other centers in Philadelphia, Boston, Los Angeles, and elsewhere in the northeast and southern California. Part of the original Rainbow Coalition with the Black Panthers and Young Patriots, the politically radical Puerto Ricans who constituted the Young Lords instituted programs for political, social, and cultural change within the communities in which they operated. The Young Lords offers readers the opportunity to learn about this vibrant organization through their own words and images, collecting an array of their essays, journalism, photographs, speeches, and pamphlets. Organized topically and thematically, this volume highlights the Young Lords diverse and inventive activism around issues such as education, health care, gentrification, police injustice and gender equality, as well as self-determination for Puerto Rico. In recovering these rare written and visual materials, Darrel Enck-Wanzer has given voice to the lost chorus of the Young Lords, while providing an indispensable resource for students, scholars, activists, and others interested in learning about this influential grassroots "street political" organization. Review Quote ("This definitive sourcebook (sic) compiled by Enck-Wanzer, who wrote his doctoral dissertation on the subject, is a tour de force . He provides a helpful and brief chronicle of the evolution of the Young Lords in his introduction and the foreword by Morales and Oliver is an inspiring personal retrospective... This reader brings together an impressive collection of primary source materials that let the Young Lords speak for themselves and transport the reader to another time and place.")-(National Institute for Latino Policy, Book Notes),() Details ISBN0814722423 Author Denise Oliver-Velez Short Title YOUNG LORDS Publisher New York University Press Language English ISBN-10 0814722423 ISBN-13 9780814722428 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2010 Imprint New York University Press Subtitle A Reader Country of Publication United States Edited by Darrel Enck-Wanzer Illustrations 21 Place of Publication New York DEWEY 305.86872950747 Pages 269 Publication Date 2010-11-03 UK Release Date 2010-11-03 NZ Release Date 2010-11-03 US Release Date 2010-11-03 Alternative 9780814722411 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly AU Release Date 2010-11-02 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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