{"product_id":"change-the-world","title":"The Point is to Change the World \/\/ Selected Writings of Andaiye","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRadical activist, thinker, comrade of Walter Rodney, Andaiye was one of the Caribbean's most important political voices.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor the first time, her writings are published in one collection.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough essays, speeches, letters and journal entries, Andaiye's thinking on the intersections of gender, race, class and power are profoundly articulated, Caribbean histories emerge, and stories from a life lived at the barricades are revealed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe learn about the early years of the Working People's Alliance, the meaning and impact of the murder of Walter Rodney and the fall of the Grenada Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout, we bear witness to Andaiye's acute understanding of politics rooted in communities and the daily lives of so-called ordinary people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing forewords by Clem Seecharan, Robin DG Kelley and Honor Ford-Smith, these texts will become vital tools in our own struggles to 'overturn the power relations which are embedded in every unequal facet of our lives'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndaiye \u003c\/strong\u003e(1942 -2019) was a Guyanese social, political, and gender rights activist, who has been described as a transformative figure in the region's political struggle. She was an early member of the executive of the Working People's Alliance (WPA) in Guyana, alongside Walter Rodney. A founding member of the women's development organisation Red Thread in Guyana in 1986, Andaiye was also an executive member of the Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action (CAFRA).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: April 20, 2020\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9780745341279\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 9.2 X 6.1 X 0.7 inches | 1.0 pounds\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBISAC Categories: Politics, Biography \u0026amp; Memoir\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joy James","offers":[{"title":"(Special Order) Paperback","offer_id":49214583832811,"sku":"9780745341279","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9780745341279.jpg?v=1786599860","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/change-the-world","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}