Home from the Dark Side of Utopia
A Journey through American Revolutions
Nonfiction, History, Revolutionary, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | Clifton Ross | ISBN: | 9781849352512 |
| Publisher: | AK Press | Publication: | July 25, 2016 |
| Imprint: | AK Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Clifton Ross |
| ISBN: | 9781849352512 |
| Publisher: | AK Press |
| Publication: | July 25, 2016 |
| Imprint: | AK Press |
| Language: | English |
A riveting personal memoir that shares hard-earned political insights. Ross's journey mirrors that of the post-war American left. From an Anabaptist hippie commune in the 1970s to the present-day failures of the Venezuelan revolution, he charts a trajectory of good intentions and poor choices, of blind faith in charismatic leaders followed by inevitable disillusionment and, ultimately, a solid belief in the ability of ordinary people to make history.
Clifton Ross directed the film Venezuela: Revolution from the Inside Out. He is the co-editor of Until the Rulers Obey: Voices from Latin American Social Movements.
A riveting personal memoir that shares hard-earned political insights. Ross's journey mirrors that of the post-war American left. From an Anabaptist hippie commune in the 1970s to the present-day failures of the Venezuelan revolution, he charts a trajectory of good intentions and poor choices, of blind faith in charismatic leaders followed by inevitable disillusionment and, ultimately, a solid belief in the ability of ordinary people to make history.
Clifton Ross directed the film Venezuela: Revolution from the Inside Out. He is the co-editor of Until the Rulers Obey: Voices from Latin American Social Movements.
