Letters to a Young Activist

In the spirit of '60s activism, one of our era's most influential advocates of social and political change teaches protesters and dissenters how it was done, and how to keep doing it today

The New York Times

In Letters to a Young Activist, Gitlin, now a professor himself, of sociology and journalism at Columbia, tries to impart some of his hard-won wisdom to the next generation of reformers. These thoughtful, humane essays on issues like idealism, identity politics and the legacy of the 60's merit an audience beyond the campuses and coffee shops. Gitlin's intellectual style is nimble and open-minded, the antithesis of pedantic. — David Greenberg

Todd Gitlin is Professor of Culture, Journalism, and Sociology at New York University and University of California at Berkeley. He is the author of numerous books, including the classic The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage. He lives in New York City.