Author Information
Rebecca Solnit has written eighteen acclaimed works of nonfiction, including "Wanderlust: A History of Walking" and "A Field Guide to Getting Lost." As an activist, columnist, and cultural historian, she has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Lannan Literary Award. She lives in San Francisco.

Blurb
Now part of "The Canons," this is a classic story about activism and social change over the past five decades. An updated edition.

Foreword
This updated edition reaffirms Solnit's foundational work as a timeless classic on politics and change.

Summary
In a time when political, ecological, and social distress can seem overwhelming, this remarkable book makes a clear, affirmative, and well-reasoned case for hope.