{"product_id":"dig-where-you-stand-how-to-research-a-job-paperback","title":"Dig Where You Stand: How to Research a Job - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSven Lindqvist\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAndrew Flinn\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAstrid Von Rosen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn the 45th anniversary of its initial publication in Swedish, Sven Lindqvist's polemic on history, politics and power is finally available in English for the first time.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume brings \u003ci\u003eDig Where You Stand\u003c\/i\u003e, Sven Lindqvist's classic text on history, power and politics, to English-speaking audiences for the first time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1978, \u003ci\u003eDig Where You Stand\u003c\/i\u003e is a rallying cry for workers to become researchers, to follow the money, take on the role as experts on their job, and \"dig\" out its hidden histories in order to take a vital step towards social and economic transformation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA how-to guide that inspired an entire movement, it makes the case that everyone - not just academics - can learn how to critically and rigorously explore history, especially their own history, and in doing so find a blueprint for how to transform society for the better. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a world where the balance of power is overwhelmingly stacked against the working-class, \u003ci\u003eDig Where You Stand\u003c\/i\u003e's manifesto for the empowerment of workers through self-education, historical research and political solidarity is as important and relevant today as it was in 1978.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSven Lindqvist\u003c\/b\u003e (1932-2019) was a prolific and award winning writer, journalist, historian and activist. He has been widely translated and among his most influential works to have appeared in English are \u003ci\u003eExterminate All the Brutes\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), \u003ci\u003eA History of Bombing\u003c\/i\u003e (1999) and \u003ci\u003eTerra Nullius\u003c\/i\u003e (2005). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Andrew Flinn\u003c\/b\u003e is a Reader in Archival Studies and Oral History at University College London and a member of the Raphael Samuel History Centre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Astrid von Rosen\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor (docent) at the Department of Cultural Sciences, University of Gothenburg.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.26 x 8.43 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42731990351935,"sku":"9781914420955","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/bea5a77e6004df65385e283716c0e1c7.webp?v=1765130873","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/dig-where-you-stand-how-to-research-a-job-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}