TUNNEL PEOPLE TEUN VOETEN
nonfiction
At the end of the millennium, thousands of homeless people roamed the streets of Manhattan. A small group of them went underground. Invisible to society, they managed to start a new life in the tunnel systems of the city. Acclaimed war photographer and cultural anthropologist Teun Voeten gained unprecedented access to this netherworld. For five months in 1994 and 1995 he lived, slept, and worked in the tunnel. With him, we meet Vietnam veterans, macrobiotic hippies, crack addicts, Cuban refugees, convicted killers, computer programmers, philosophical recluses, and criminal runaways. Voeten describes their daily work, problems, and pleasures with humor and compassion. He also witnessed the end of tunnel life. The tunnel people were evicted in 1996, but Amtrak and homeless organizations offered them alternative housing. Some succeeded in starting again above ground, while others failed. In this updated version of the book, Voeten tracks down the original tunnel dwellers and describes what has happened in the 13 years since they left the tunnels.
AUG 2010
• 978-1-60486-070-2 • $24.95 •
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• PAPERBACK • 336 PAGES • JOURNALISM/SOCIAL ISSUES
HOW TO MAKE TROUBLE AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE
Pranks, Hoaxes, Graffiti & Political MischiefMaking from across Australia IAIN McINTYRE • FOREWORD BY ANDREW HANSEN “Fascinating interviews with Australia’s best troublemakers make for a riotous scrapbook covering our radical history of revolts and resistance.” —Rachel Power, Australian Education Union New
This book reveals Australia’s radical past through more than 500 tales of Indigenous resistance, convict revolts and escapes, picket line hi-jinks, student occupations, creative direct action, street art, media pranks, urban interventions, squatting, blockades, banner drops, guerilla theatre, and billboard liberation. Twelve key Australian activists and pranksters are interviewed regarding their opposition to racism, nuclear power, war, economic exploitation and religious conservatism via humor and creativity. Featuring more than 300 spectacular images How To Make Trouble and Influence People is an inspiring, and at times hilarious, record of resistance that will appeal to readers everywhere. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Iain McIntyre is a Melbourne-based author, musician, and community radio broadcaster who has written a variety of books on activism, history, and music including Wild About You: The Sixties Beat Explosion in Australia and New Zealand and Tomorrow Is Today: Australia In The Psychedelic Era, 1966-70. JAN 2013
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$24.95 • 8.25 X 8.25 • PAPERBACK • 288 PAGES • ACTIVISM/HISTORY