Ward Churchill, uno studioso-attivista e analista di questioni indigene, si è ritagliato una reputazione senza pari per il suo approccio distintivo nell'esaminare lo status dei popoli nativi in America. Il suo lavoro approfondisce lo sfruttamento e la resistenza storici e contemporanei, impiegando spesso una lente critica sulle narrazioni dominanti. Lo stile di Churchill è noto per la sua urgenza e il suo potere persuasivo mentre cerca di esporre complesse strutture di potere e il loro impatto sulle comunità indigene. La sua scrittura sfida i lettori a considerare giustizia e diritti, lasciando un'impressione duratura in coloro che sono impegnati con le questioni indigene.
Focusing on the history of indigenous resistance in North America, this landmark work delves into the ongoing struggle for land rights among Native communities. It highlights key events, figures, and movements that have shaped the fight for sovereignty and justice, providing a comprehensive overview of the challenges faced by indigenous peoples. Through detailed analysis, the book emphasizes the resilience and determination of these communities in their quest to reclaim their heritage and rights.
Reflection on the Role of Armed Struggle in North America
176pagine
7 ore di lettura
Argues that while the ideology of nonviolent political action promises that the harsh realities of state power can be transcended through good feelings and purity of purpose, it is in fact a counter-revolutionary movement that defends and reinforces the same status-quo it claims to oppose. Churchill debunks the claims of historical pacifist victories, and proposes ways to diminish much of the delusion, aroma of racism, and sense of privilege which mark the covert self-defeatism of mainstream dissident politics. An important intervention, intended to generate badly-needed debate about the issue in the progressive community.
Documents From the FBI's Secret Wars Against Dissent in the United States
467pagine
17 ore di lettura
Readers anxious about civil liberties' future under G.W. Bush can trace the lineage of political repression meted out by the FBI in the last half century. The original FBI memos reproduced here expose the Bureau's secret, systematic & sometimes savage sabotage of progressive political activity. The authors examine the treatment of the left from the '50s Communist Party thru the '80s Central America solidarity movement. Ward Churchill is a member of the Governing Council of the Colorado chapter of the American Indian Movement, Coordinator of American Indian Studies for the University of Colorado, Boulder. Jim Vander Wall is an active supporter of the struggles of Native People for sovereignty & has written several articles on the FBI. He's co-author, with Ward Churchill, of <i>Agents of Repression: The FBI's Secret Wars on the Black Panther Party & the American Indian Movement</i> ('88) & an editor of <i>New Studies on the Left</i>. Preface: The Face of COINTELPRO Guide to the Documents Introduction: A Glimpse Into the Files of America's Political Police Understanding Deletions in FBI Documents COINTELPRO-CP, USA COINTELPRO-SWP COINTELPRO-Puerto Rican Independence Movement COINTELPRO-Black Liberation Movement COINTELPRO-New Left COINTELPRO-AIM Conclusion: COINTELPRO Lives On
