{"product_id":"days-of-destruction-days-of-revolt-paperback","title":"Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Hedges\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoe Sacco\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrough a mixture of words and drawings, two award-winning journalists tell the stories of Americans surviving in the parts of the country most ravaged by capitalism, and the ways they manage to find hope \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"As moving a portrait of poverty and as compelling a call to action as Michael Harrington's \u003ci\u003eThe Other America\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller - A \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this blend of rigorous journalism and graphic novel, Pulitzer Prize-winner Chris Hedges and award-winning cartoonist and journalist Joe Sacco set out to explore \"sacrifice zones,\" those areas in America that have been offered up for exploitation in the name of profit, progress, and technological advancement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beginning in the Great Plains, where Native American reservations bear the legacy of ethnic cleansing, Hedges and Sacco travel to some of the most neglected regions in the United States. They speak to families in Appalachia whose lives are subject to the whims of coal companies; they meet agricultural laborers who endure brutal working conditions and live below the poverty line. In each region, they seek pockets of optimism and resistance, from union organizers to neighbors who shelter each other, and ultimately end up in Zuccotti Park during the first days of the Occupy movement. \u003ci\u003eDays of Destruction, Days of Revolt\u003c\/i\u003e is the searing account of Sacco's and Hedges's travels. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Hedges\u003c\/b\u003e is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. He was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, where he was their Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief. He is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of sixteen books, including \u003ci\u003eEmpire of Illusion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWar is a Force That Gives Us Meaning\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Fascists\u003c\/i\u003e. He holds a Master of Divinity from Harvard University and writes at chrishedges.substack.com. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Sacco\u003c\/b\u003e, one of the world's greatest cartoonists, is widely hailed as the creator of war reportage comics. He is the author of the American Book Award-winning \u003ci\u003ePalestine\u003c\/i\u003e; the Ridenhour Book Prize and Eisner Award winner \u003ci\u003eFootnotes in Gaza\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSafe Area Gorazde\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWar on Gaza\u003c\/i\u003e, both also Eisner Award winners; \u003ci\u003ePaying the Land\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Once and Future Riot\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Portland, Oregon.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 10 x 6.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53477219139891,"sku":"9781568588247","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/CQZd7j0Wu9781568588247_e8def29a-c222-4f00-bb72-3d97eafaa1e8.webp?v=1781614948","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/days-of-destruction-days-of-revolt-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}