In the Company of Rebels

"A personal memoir of encounters with political activist and radical thinkers from the United States and Bolivia, from the 1960s to the present. Describes a life of activism and ideas connected to the themes of ecology, peace, feminism, race and indigenous culture, and social justice."

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 288 pages

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