Books

Fickle Press seeks to make available to the public high quality self-published books dealing with peace and justice issues.

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Paul Wahrhaftig

  

Rev. James D. McManus - The Civil Rights Years, The Movement in Microcosm. 2008, 190 pages
Paul Wahrhaftig
$16.95

While there are many nationally recognized heroes of the Civil rights Movement, little is known of the unheralded rural and small town activists who struggled to make Civil Rights a reality in their corner of the nation.  The Rev. J.D. McManus was one.  His amazing story gives us new insights into the realities of organizing for, and implementing civil rights in the rural and small town South.

Reviews

“I didn’t always agree with everything J.D. McManus did as he worked his magic on the authorities and his neighbors, but I couldn’t help admiring his techniques.  He did get things done and they were important not only to his community but well beyond. 
And therefore it is important that this book ave as wide a circulation as possible. “ Sam Legg, American Friends Service Committee

“Embrace the legacy, escape the leprosy”  Pageland Progressive, January 9 2007 “Wahrhaftig quotes this sage and fearless man’s analysis of integration in the late ‘70s.  ‘It’s just like leprosy. You might tame it but them spots is still there. The old time segregation, it’s still grabbing at you. His words … are prophetic now as the ‘leprosy‘ of segregation is spreading again." Evelyn D. Ellis

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Community Dispute Resolution Empowerment and Social Justice - The Origins History and Future of a Movement, NACFM Press 2004, 109 pages
Paul Wahrhaftig
$16.95

From Paul Wahrhaftig's perspective, conflict resolution is "more than a profession, it is a social movement." Community Dispute Resolution, Empowerment and Social Justice traces the history and development of this "movement" through the eyes of the author, who recounts his own experiences and offers his insights along the way. In doing so, Wahrhaftig hopes to provide a historical context from which to understand the origins of Community Dispute Resolution (CDR) and to stimulate "creative thought" on how to better implement the potential for social change he sees in the CDR "movement."

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The Move Crisis In Philadelphia - Extremist Groups and Conflict Resolution 1990, 160 pages
Hizakias Assefa, Paul Wahrhaftig
$16.95

In the nearly twenty years of publication The MOVE Crisis in Philadelphia has become a classic text for those learning how to handle large group conflicts.  Members of MOVE, the predominately Black counter-cultural group that was attacked and fire-bombed  by Philadelphia police IN 1985,  cite it as the most accurate analysis available of MOVE  and its motivation in the conflict.  This book helped change the post conflict anal analysis from “What level of violence is appropriate when a party is too crazy or too political to negotiate?” to “How can you negotiate with a party whom you feel is too crazy or too political to negotiate with?“  Available in paperback from,  University of Pittsburgh Press. [link{=]

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A Networker’s Journey, by Paul Wahrhaftig,  Fickle Press 2011 , 27 pages -

For over 30 years Wahrhaftig built and maintained networks of conflict resolvers locally, nationally, and internationally.  His retrospective analysis with long range perspective should convince skeptics that networking has a tangible positive impact on organizing for social change.   This booklet is written for potential networkers and for funders who deny networking funds because, “We don’t fund confereneces.”

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Alma Lavenson

ALMA LAVENSON PHOTOGRAPHS, by Susan Ehrens,  Wildwood Arts, 1990. 107 Pages 10”x12”

This convenient large format, soft cover book is the definitive published collection of images by this accomplished West Coast photographer.  The pictures and accompanying bibliographical  text cover a large part of the 20^th century – pivotal years in the advancement of the art of photography.  A life long friend and colleague of Imogine Cunningham, Consuelo Kanaga and Edward Weston, in 1932 Wahrhaftig was invited to exhibit with the Group f64.  This exhibit established the ethic of modern, sharp focus photography . 

Her pictures particularly reflect the mood of the 1930s and 1940s.  The industrial expansion provided a powerful arena for her photographs (Union Oil Tanks), the wonders of  scientific advances drew her attention (Sweating Glass),  and she managed to capture the dignity of her human subjects (San Ildofenso Indioans) .  Regardless of her subject matter her photographs have a strong sense of composition.   From 1930 to 1968, Lavenson photographed Mother Lode communities, primarily focusing her large-format camera on the historical buildings of the Gold Rush-era. She continued to be active in her field until her death in 1989 at age 92.

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James Q. Harty

Fickle Press is offering a special promotion on both James Q. Harty books. Use the order button below to get both Table Talk, and Trying Times for one low price of $30. 

 

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