Street Spirit by Steve Crawshaw
From giant yellow rubber ducks to mischievous images of red-hatted dwarves, Street Spirit shows the power of those who use imagination in the place of violence to change the world for the better.
A wonderfully crafted work about the protest and activism shaping our world * Independent *
When a totalitarian society faces creative protests, it is like ice meeting fire.. Street Spirit is a relevant and powerful book for our times * Ai Weiwei, Foreword *
Full of wonderful and entertaining stories of the power to create change * Bianca Jagger *
In Street Spirit, Steve Crawshaw distills decades of wisdom, experience and optimism from around the world. This potent cocktail will be feared by tyrants everywhere - but to all those who will brandish it proudly or read it in the dark, he brings light, hope and ammunition for people-led change * Shami Chakrabarti, author of On Liberty *
A lovely book, wonderful stories, fascinating... In a world worried about too many isms, a bright antidote * Lyse Doucet, Chief International Correspondent, BBC *
If you care about something deeply, your mind and your body will take you to the streets and force you to organize, to be political, to protest and to fight. This is a condition as basic and natural for a human being as love - and that's why Steve Crawshaw's book matters * Nadya Tolokonnikova, founding member of Pussy Riot *
A fantastic book * Srdja Popovic, Serb activist and author, Blueprint for Revolution *
When a totalitarian society faces creative protests, it is like ice meeting fire.. Street Spirit is a relevant and powerful book for our times * Ai Weiwei, Foreword *
Full of wonderful and entertaining stories of the power to create change * Bianca Jagger *
In Street Spirit, Steve Crawshaw distills decades of wisdom, experience and optimism from around the world. This potent cocktail will be feared by tyrants everywhere - but to all those who will brandish it proudly or read it in the dark, he brings light, hope and ammunition for people-led change * Shami Chakrabarti, author of On Liberty *
A lovely book, wonderful stories, fascinating... In a world worried about too many isms, a bright antidote * Lyse Doucet, Chief International Correspondent, BBC *
If you care about something deeply, your mind and your body will take you to the streets and force you to organize, to be political, to protest and to fight. This is a condition as basic and natural for a human being as love - and that's why Steve Crawshaw's book matters * Nadya Tolokonnikova, founding member of Pussy Riot *
A fantastic book * Srdja Popovic, Serb activist and author, Blueprint for Revolution *
Steve Crawshaw is Director of the Office of the Secretary General at Amnesty International, which he joined as international advocacy director in 2010. From 2002 to 2010, he was UK director and UN advocacy director at Human Rights Watch. He joined the Independent at launch in 1986, where he reported on the eastern European revolutions, the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Balkan wars.
He is co-author with John Jackson of Small Acts of Resistance: How Courage, Tenacity and Ingenuity Can Change the World, preface by Václav Havel. His previous books were Easier Fatherland: Germany and the Twenty-First Century and Goodbye to the USSR: The Collapse of Soviet Power.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781910552308 |
| ISBN 10 | 1910552305 |
| Title | Street Spirit |
| Author | Steve Crawshaw |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Michael O'Mara Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2017-02-02 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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