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The Verso Book of Dissent

Revolutionary Words from Three Millennia of Rebellion and Resistance

Revolutionary Words from Three Millennia of Rebellion and Resistance

From Spartacus to the Shoe-Thrower of Baghdad

Revolutionary Words from Three Millennia of Rebellion and Resistance

Edited by Andrew Hsiao and Audrea Lim

Edited by Andrew Hsiao and Audrea Lim

Preface by Tariq Ali
Edited by Andrew Hsiao and Audrea Lim

Preface by Tariq Ali
Edited by Andrew Hsiao and Audrea Lim

Preface by Tariq Ali
Edited by Andrew Hsiao and Audrea Lim

Preface by Tariq Ali
Edited by Andrew Hsiao and Audrea Lim

Preface by Tariq Ali
Edited by Andrew Hsiao and Audrea Lim

Preface by Tariq Ali
Edited by Andrew Hsiao and Audrea Lim

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    About The Verso Book of Dissent

    Throughout the ages and across every continent, people have struggled against those in power and raised their voices in protest—rallying others around them and inspiring uprisings in eras yet to come. Their echoes reverberate from Ancient Greece, China and Egypt, via the dissident poets and philosophers of Islam and Judaism, through to the Arab slave revolts and anti-Ottoman rebellions of the Middle Ages. These sources were tapped during the Dutch and English revolutions at the outset of the Modern world, and in turn flowed into the French, Haitian, American, Russian and Chinese revolutions. More recently, resistance to war and economic oppression has flared up on battlefields and in public spaces from Beijing and Baghdad to Caracas and Los Angeles.

    This anthology, global in scope, presents voices of dissent from every era of human history: speeches and pamphlets, poems and songs, plays and manifestos. Every age has its iconoclasts, and yet the greatest among them build on the words and actions of their forerunners. The Verso Book of Dissent will become an invaluable resource, reminding today’s citizens that these traditions will never die.

    About The Verso Book of Dissent

    Fully updated compendium of revolt and resistance

    Throughout the ages and across every continent, people have struggled against those in power and raised their voices in protest-rallying others around them or, sometimes, inspiring uprisings many years later. Their echoes reverberate from Ancient Greece, China and Egypt, via the dissident poets and philosophers of Islam and Judaism, through to the Arab slave revolts and anti-Ottoman rebellions of the Middle Ages. These sources were tapped during the Dutch and English revolutions at the outset of the Modern world, and in turn flowed into the French, Haitian, American, Russian and Chinese revolutions. More recently, resistance to war and economic oppression has flared up on battlefields and in public spaces from Beijing and Cairo to Moscow and New York City.

    This anthology, global in scope, presents voices of dissent from every era of human history: speeches and pamphlets, poems and songs, plays and manifestos. Every age has its iconoclasts, and yet the greatest among them build on the words and actions of their forerunners. The Verso Book of Dissent should be in the arsenal of every rebel who understands that words and ideas are the ultimate weapons.

    About The Verso Book of Dissent

    Throughout the ages and across every continent, people have struggled against those in power and raised their voices in protest—rallying others around them and inspiring uprisings in eras yet to come. Their echoes reverberate from Ancient Greece, China and Egypt, via the dissident poets and philosophers of Islam and Judaism, through to the Arab slave revolts and anti-Ottoman rebellions of the Middle Ages. These sources were tapped during the Dutch and English revolutions at the outset of the Modern world, and in turn flowed into the French, Haitian, American, Russian and Chinese revolutions. More recently, resistance to war and economic oppression has flared up on battlefields and in public spaces from Beijing and Baghdad to Caracas and Los Angeles.

    This anthology, global in scope, presents voices of dissent from every era of human history: speeches and pamphlets, poems and songs, plays and manifestos. Every age has its iconoclasts, and yet the greatest among them build on the words and actions of their forerunners. The Verso Book of Dissent will become an invaluable resource, reminding today’s citizens that these traditions will never die.

    About The Verso Book of Dissent

    Fully updated compendium of revolt and resistance

    Throughout the ages and across every continent, people have struggled against those in power and raised their voices in protest-rallying others around them or, sometimes, inspiring uprisings many years later. Their echoes reverberate from Ancient Greece, China and Egypt, via the dissident poets and philosophers of Islam and Judaism, through to the Arab slave revolts and anti-Ottoman rebellions of the Middle Ages. These sources were tapped during the Dutch and English revolutions at the outset of the Modern world, and in turn flowed into the French, Haitian, American, Russian and Chinese revolutions. More recently, resistance to war and economic oppression has flared up on battlefields and in public spaces from Beijing and Cairo to Moscow and New York City.

    This anthology, global in scope, presents voices of dissent from every era of human history: speeches and pamphlets, poems and songs, plays and manifestos. Every age has its iconoclasts, and yet the greatest among them build on the words and actions of their forerunners. The Verso Book of Dissent should be in the arsenal of every rebel who understands that words and ideas are the ultimate weapons.

    Product Details

    Category: Domestic Politics | Literary Criticism

    Paperback | $16.95
    Published by Verso
    Jun 16, 2020 | 416 Pages | 5 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9781788739115

    Category: Domestic Politics | Literary Criticism

    Paperback | $14.95
    Published by Verso
    Nov 08, 2016 | 400 Pages | ISBN 9781784786175

    Category: Politics | Reference

    Paperback | $19.95
    Published by Verso
    Nov 08, 2010 | 400 Pages | 5-1/10 x 7-4/5 | ISBN 9781844674480

    Category: Politics | Reference

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Verso
    Mar 03, 2015 | 400 Pages | ISBN 9781784783082

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    Praise

    “A delightful anthology to dip into if you are or have ever been disgruntled with the status quo … for radicals everywhere.”
    —Nick Lezard, Guardian

    “A very right-on compendium of opposition to authority.”
    —Gavin Bowd, Scotland on Sunday

    “Reading the [The Verso Book of Dissent] is like encountering the best version of our angry selves.”
    —Jonathan Messinger, Time Out Chicago

    “A near-definitive anthology.”
    —Richard Whittaker, Austin Chronicle

    “The anthology’s editors excerpt the writings of a wide array of historical figures, including Socrates … Martin Luther King … [and] the Marquis de Sade.”
    —National

    “An anthology of quotes and excerpts to commemorate Verso’s 40th anniversary.”
    —Todd Gitlin, Chronicle of Higher Education

    “A unique anthology.”
    —Kaleidoscope

    “Almost a Leftist coffee-table book … a good gift for budding activists and writers.”
    —Global Comment

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