David Gilbert
Love and Struggle
- ISBN 13:
- 9781604863192
- author:
- David Gilbert
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- PM Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 384
- Dimensions:
- 22.6 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm
- Genre:
- Biography, Political, United States, Memoirs, Revolutionary groups & movements, c 1960 to c 1970, Gilbert, David, Political activists - United States, Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.), Weather Underground Organization, Biography, Biography &
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
David Gilbert's memoir offers a candid and uncompromising account of his life as an activist in the 1960s and beyond. From his early days at Columbia University to his involvement with SDS and the Weather Underground, Gilbert recounts his experiences with rare humor and uncommon candor. Gilbert's story is one of transformation from liberal to radical to revolutionary, and he assesses the errors and advances of the Sixties and beyond with a deep understanding stripped of illusions. This memoir is both a cautionary tale and a how-to guide, offering a unique perspective on the struggle to build a new world and the love that drives it. Written from his maximum-security prison cell, where he has lived for almost thirty years, Gilbert's book provides a rare glimpse into the life of an activist who has been at the forefront of radical politics.