Titoli in Attivisti

Gandhi for a new century: his major legacies and why they still matter, from his foremost biographer. Any shortlist of the most impactful political leaders of the twentieth century must include Gandhi, and once we eliminate the tyrants—Mao, Stalin, and Hitler—Gandhi stands virtually alone...

Alessandra Ballerini, nota avvocatessa dei diritti umani per l'immigrazione, racconta le storie dei migranti. Degli uomini, delle donne e dei bambini visti da vicino operando per anni in difesa degli ultimi. Nella sua memoria commossa e implacabile si avvicendano le peripezie di madri combattive che cercano di avere la custodia dei propri figli, di bambini abbandonati a se stessi, di prostitute ribelli e di uomini naufraghi in un paese spesso inospitale.

An unprecedented international publishing event: the first and only diary written by a still-imprisoned Guantv°namo detainee. Since 2002, Mohamedou Slahi has been imprisoned at the detainee camp at Guantv°namo Bay, Cuba. In all these years, the United States has never charged him with a crime...

Inspirada observadora y apasionada de la historia, Solnit es una de las críticas culturales más creativas, penetrantes y elocuentes que escriben hoy en día. En Esperanza en la oscuridad, su crítica más personal hasta la fecha, reflexiona sobre los logros cruciales, a menudo subestimados, de los activistas de base.

Written by Martin Luther King, Jr. himself, this astounding autobiography brings to life a remarkable man changed the world —and still inspires the desires, hopes, and dreams of us all. Martin Luther King: the child and student who rebelled against segregation. The dedicated minister who...

Bloomsbury presents I Am Somebody by David Masciotra, read by Vaughn Johseph. There are few figures and leaders of recent American history of greater social and political consequence than Jesse Jackson, and few more relevant for America’s current political climate. In the 1960s, Jackson served...

Nelson Mandela, freedom fighter and South African president: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Ma vie sur la route est le récit extraordinaire, profondément humaniste, d'une femme qui a passé sa vie à sillonner les États-Unis et à militer. Cette autobiographie en forme de road trip se lit comme la passionnante chronique de cinq décennies d'histoire américaine, depuis le discours de Martin Luther King jusqu'à l'évolution des droits de la communauté gay en passant par l'avortement ou la cause amérindienne. Une ode au nomadisme, à l'intranquillité qui nous pousse à partir à l'aventure et, avant tout, à la rencontre des autres.

Growing up as a second-generation Indian immigrant, Kajal Odedra remembers the first time she cut her waist-length hair. It was an act of rage, of defiance, an attempt to push back against societal expectations and regain control. Odedra realised at an early age that hair is never "just hair," and both its presence and absence can have a profound impact on our lives across race, gender, and sexuality. Whilst hair is a powerful form of self-expression, it is also a political battleground, where bodies are policed and normative beauty standards wreak havoc.

Pulitzer Prize Finalist New York Times Book Review Top 100 Books of 2024 Explore the “comprehensive and compelling” (Jon Meacham) biography of civil rights leader John Lewis, celebrated as “the conscience of Congress,” through a narrative that weaves together exclusive interviews...

Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little, later Malik el-Shabazz; May 19, 1925-February 21, 1965) was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement of the 1950s and '60s. A spokesman for the Nation of Islam until 1964, he was a vocal advocate for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the Black community.

Un día la mujer cuyos hijos cuidaba le contó la verdad: Soy puta. Poco después le preguntó si quería atender a uno de sus clientes. Georgina Orellano calculó: con sus ingresos como niñera jamás podría superar la pobreza. Así que aceptó. En un rato ganó más que el salario mensual de su madre, empleada doméstica.

A call to action from Jane Fonda, one of the most inspiring activists of our time, urging us to wake up to the looming disaster of climate change and equipping us with the tools we need to join her in protest "This is the last possible moment in history when changing course can mean saving lives...

Meghan was 11 when she first advocated for women’s rights; a teenager when she worked in a soup kitchen feeding the homeless; a popular actress when she campaigned for clean water in Africa and passionately championed gender equality in a speech to a United Nations Women’s Conference. Even before she met Prince Harry, hers was an extraordinarily accomplished life. Meghan’s wedding to Harry was a joyful occasion, marking happiness at last for the Queen’s grandson who had captured our hearts 20 years earlier when he bravely walked behind his mother Diana’s coffin. 

Russell Means was the most controversial American Indian leader of our time, and in Where White Men Fear to Tread, he recounts pivotal moments of his life. Means did everything possible to dramatize and justify the American Indian aim of self-determination — from storming Mount Rushmore and seizing Plymouth Rock to running for President in 1988. Perhaps most notoriously, in 1973, Means led a 71-day takeover of Wounded Knee, South Dakota. 

A pathbreaking analysis of the relationship between Mandela the myth, and Mandela the historical figure, this book looks at the way images, stories, and politics have been combined to create the iconic image of Mandela that we know today. Boehmer explores the long trajectory of Mandela's life, explaining first the historical and political context of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, and then the post-apartheid period of difficult reconciliation, including the shifts and changes in Mandela's reputation since the millennium.

Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, became one of the most prominent abolitionists, orators, and writers in American history. His life story is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the pursuit of freedom. Douglass escaped slavery in his early twenties and dedicated his life to the abolitionist cause. Through his powerful speeches, autobiographical writings, and activism, he fought for the rights of African Americans and became a leading voice in the fight against slavery.

Alessandro Zan è diventato uno dei politici più noti di questa legislatura. È, infatti, il relatore del disegno di legge che porta il suo nome, una proposta che sta agitando come poche volte nella storia repubblicana recente, un dibattito e una partecipazione forte sia dentro che fuori il Parlamento. Questo audiolibro è molte cose insieme: un racconto autobiografico intimo e privato in cui l'autore condivide con il lettore il suo percorso faticoso ma consapevole di militante Lgbt, dagli inizi nella piccola provincia padovana fino ai banchi della Camera dei deputati.

La guerra di Greta: La profezia di Greta, di Luca Fraioli; Bill Gates: "Il mondo migliora, ma nuovi rischi dal clima che cambia", di Klaus Geiger; Perché Greta smuove il mondo, di Luca Fraioli; "Basta buttare i cellulari rotti. Dateci il diritto di aggiustarli", di Riccardo Luna; Il clima è la battaglia del nostro tempo. E possiamo vincerla, di Al Gore; Impegno sul clima dai grandi del mondo. Ma Greta li sgrida, di Arturo Zampaglione.

Neste poderoso ensaio memorialístico, um dos grandes nomes do movimento negro oferece lições que iluminam caminhos para a transformação do país a partir do enfrentamento do legado da escravidão Nascido em 1945 em Belo Horizonte, Helio Santos é parte de uma geração que cresceu como quem...