hunter s thompson at the launch of a new book by peter richardson. it s titled savage journey hunter s thompson and the weird road to gonzo. it s published by our friends at university of california, press focusing on honduras thompson s influences development and his unique model of authorship mr. richardson archughes that thompson s literary formation was largely a san francisco story and indeed those of us at city lights across paths within whilst. he passed through the bay area kenneth test to this thompson was a regular atasca cafe just across the street from city lights. so we d see him on a pretty regular basis. his life was intertwined with north beach culture and awesome. see him walking down the street either warren hinkle from editor of ramparts or jeanette etheridge former owner of tosca. so peter richardson is not a stellar job. he seem together the trace elements of thompson s literary influences and a really compelling. it so we re thrilled. he can grace our ha
nonviolence? they re two sides of the same coin, and you always have to give consideration to this internal organizational part of the story. not just ask why are palestinians so radical, why do they hate israel and so forth. there are domestic political causes and dynamics that create this kind of violence. palestinians have real domestic politics just like we have domestic politics and israel has domestic politics. it s not just a matter of religion. it s not just a matter of the single charismatic leadership that presses a button on and and off, violence or nonviolence. it s not just a matter of ideology. there are real domestic political issues to which we have to attend. host: wendy pearlman, assistant professor of political science here at northwestern university and the author of this book, violence, nonviolence and the palestine national movement. you re watching booktv on c-span2. you re watching booktv on c-span2 with top nonfiction books and authors every wee
charleston, south carolina, in the lead-up to the civil war. that all happens starting next on c-span2 s booktv. when i think civil disobedience, i expect most americans think you think about the civil rights movement. civil disobedience against what i m sure we both agree was an absolutely pernicious episode in the american landscape. not to say it s resolved, because clearly racial robs persist problems persist in a big way, particularly vis-a-vis african-americans and the police. but that strikes me as a very clear example of not only legitimate, but essential civil disobedience. in your case, you re talking about some pretty refined things. i mean, here is a workplace safety standard that you think is a bad idea and a waste of time. i could easily find someone on the other side of that argument, i m sure you d agree. that doesn t pull at the heart strings or even the mind strings the way, say, racial discrimination does. not your heart strings, maybe. so say more
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