Storefront Revolution: Food Co-ops and the Counterculture by Craig Cox (English)

Description: Storefront Revolution by Craig Cox In the 1960s, the cooperative networks of food stores, restaurants, bakeries, bookstores, and housing alternatives were part counterculture, part social experiment, part economic utopia, and part revolutionary political statement. The co-ops gave activists a place where they could both express themselves and accomplish at least some small-scale changes. By the mid-1970s, dozens of food co-ops and other consumer- and worker-owned enterprises were operating throughout the Twin Cities, and an alternative economic network--with a Peoples Warehouse at its hub--was beginning to transform the economic landscape of the metropolitan Minneapolis-St. Paul area. However, these co-op activists could not always agree among themselves on their goals. Craig Cox, a journalist who was active in the co-op movement, here provides the first book to look at food co-ops during the 1960s and 1970s. He presents a dramatic story of hope and conflict within the Minneapolis network, one of the largest co-op structures in the country. His "view from the front" of the Co-op War" that ensued between those who wanted personal liberation through the movement and those who wanted a working-class revolution challenges us to re-think possibilities for social and political change. Cox provides not a cynical portrait of sixties idealism, but a moving insight into an era when anything seemed possible. Craig Cox is editor of Business Ethics, a national bimonthly magazine that covers socially responsible business. He has written for a variety of local, regional, and national publications. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In the 1960s, the cooperative networks of food stores, restaurants, bakeries, bookstores, and housing alternatives were part counterculture, part social experiment, part economic utopia, and part revolutionary political statement. The co-ops gave activists a place where they could both express themselves and accomplish at least some small-scale changes. But these activists could not always agree among themselves on their goals. Author Biography Craig Cox, a journalist who was active in the co-op movement, here provides the first book to look at food co-ops during the 1960s and 1970s. He presents a dramatic story of hope and conflict within the Minneapolis network, one of the largest co-op structures in the country. His "view from the front" of the "Co-op War" that ensued between those who wanted personal liberation through the movement and those who wanted a working-class revolution challenges us to re-think possibilities for social and political change. Table of Contents Ch. 1. Dancing on Dogma Ch. 2. Reconstructing the World Ch. 3. Revolutionary Food Ch. 4. No Bosses Here Ch. 5. "Criticism, Discussion, Transformation" Ch. 6. The Facts of Life Ch. 7. Invasion of the "Stalinoids" Ch. 8. War! Ch. 9. The End of Innocence Ch. 10. The Golden Age Long Description In the 1960s, the cooperative networks of food stores, restaurants, bakeries, bookstores, and housing alternatives were part counterculture, part social experiment, part economic utopia, and part revolutionary political statement. The co-ops gave activists a place where they could both express themselves and accomplish at least some small-scale changes. But these activists could not always agree among themselves on their goals. Description for Reader Craig Cox, a journalist who was active in the co-op movement, here provides the first book to look at food co-ops during the 1960s and 1970s. He presents a dramatic story of hope and conflict within the Minneapolis network, one of the largest co-op structures in the country. His "view from the front" of the "Co-op War" that ensued between those who wanted personal liberation through the movement and those who wanted a working-class revolution challenges us to re-think possibilities for social and political change. Details ISBN0813521025 Author Craig Cox Short Title STOREFRONT REVOLUTION Publisher Rutgers University Press Language English ISBN-10 0813521025 ISBN-13 9780813521022 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1994 Imprint Rutgers University Press Country of Publication United States Illustrations black & white illustrations DOI 10.1604/9780813521022 AU Release Date 1994-08-01 NZ Release Date 1994-08-01 UK Release Date 1994-08-01 Series Perspectives on the Sixties series DEWEY 334.6841300978 Audience Undergraduate Pages 170 Publication Date 1994-08-01 Subtitle Food Co-ops and the Counterculture Place of Publication New Brunswick NJ US Release Date 1994-08-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161723391;

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