Letters to the Resistance

A Guide to Social Action and Taking Power for Good
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-37606-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm

Reihe: Universalizing Resistance

Written in the form of letters to the people rallying in the “resistance” for freedom and democracy, Charles Derber details elements of popular action to defeat the authoritarianism of President Trump and his allied corporate oligarchs.

Letters to the Resistance draws on Derber’s experience in the Civil Rights movement and mobilization against the war in Vietnam to offer lessons that help protesters sustain resistance. Each letter imparts essential lessons of resistance learned by previous generations, highlighting the necessity of building resistance networks, confronting capitalism, and the use of populism and electoralism – emphasising that true democracy cannot be created by returning to life before Trump.

Addressed to students, activists, and the general public, these letters detail the fundamentals of resistance to not only defeat Trump but change the conditions that gave rise to fascism.

Zielgruppe

General, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Derber, Charles

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Interessengruppen, Lobbyismus und Protestbewegungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Wahlen und Volksabstimmungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Propaganda & Kampagnen, Politik & Medien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Gruppen & Klassen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1 Be Bold and Make History; 2. Stay Non-Violent; 3. Defend All So-Called Aliens; 4. Be The True Populists; 5. Create Oxygen for the Resistance; 6. Don’t Stop; 7. Build Solidarity; 8. Fight Fear but Listen to It; 9. Model Democracy; 10. Control the Party; 11. Upset the Setup; 12. Teach But Listen; 13. Globalize the Resistance; 14. Dance in the Resistance; 15. Draw Your Own Lessons

Über Autor(innen)

Charles Derber is professor of sociology at Boston College, USA. He is the author of 32 books, most recently Dying for Capitalism (Routledge, 2023), Who Owns Democracy (Routledge, 2024), Fighting Oligarchy (Routledge, 2025), and Wired for Authoritarianism (Routledge, 2026).