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"An unexpected gem of a book. The two dozen essays are uniformly excellent...brittle, bristling and brilliant writing. These are mostly young voices, fleeing to San Francisco along with a hundred Armies of the Night—Gay Shame, Punks Against War, Mission Anti-Displacement Coalition, SOMAD, the Green Party and the rest—that keep this city still crazy after all these years." —Richard Walker, author of The Conquest of Bread: 150 Years of Agribusiness in California
Originating in the wake of the astonishing popular mobilization on behalf of a campaign to elect underdog Matt Gonzalez mayor of San Francisco, San Francisco: The Political Edge analyzes emergent political energies, where they came from, and where they're going. Rarely have contemporary radicals joined forces with cultural rebels and neighborhood activists in an effort to change almost everything about the governance of a city. Cultural and political trends erupt in San Francisco, a city that thrives on dissent and new ideas. With wit and cogency, this book reveals the new dynamics that will reshape urban politics nationwide. Contributors include: D.S. Black, Iain Boal, Steven Bodzin, Chris Carlsson, Hugh D'Andrade, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Bianca Henry, Keith Hennessy, Erick Lyle, Quintin Mecke, Alejandro Murguía, Annalee Newitz, Joel Pomerantz, Rick Prelinger, Michael Rauner, David Rosen, Marlena Sonn, Alli Starr, Dr. Ahimsa Porter Sumchai, Mattilda, a.k.a. Matt Bernstein Sycamore, Michelle Tea, James Tracy, Michael "Med-O" Whitson, and Josh Wilson.
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