State of Resistance
What California’s Dizzying Descent and Remarkable Resurgence Mean for America’s Future
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Current Events, Political Science, Government, Local Government, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | Manuel Pastor | ISBN: | 9781620973301 |
| Publisher: | The New Press | Publication: | April 3, 2018 |
| Imprint: | The New Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Manuel Pastor |
| ISBN: | 9781620973301 |
| Publisher: | The New Press |
| Publication: | April 3, 2018 |
| Imprint: | The New Press |
| Language: | English |
Nationally known public intellectual: His first trade book on an upbeat story that’s of national interest
Growing platform: 3600 Twitter followers, head of two centers at USC that each have about 1k followers, and Pastor writes a few times each year at HuffPo.
Timeliness: California is increasingly in the news as a trendsetter: governor has vowed to stand up to Trump and protect the state’s residents; author is uniquely positioned to offer insight on a wide range of issues about the state.
Opportunities: Pastor regularly speaks at academic and issue-based (immigration, labor, environment) conferences; the post-election period will provide lots of opportunities for author to develop mainstream audiences around his areas of expertise: demographic shifts, environmental and labor policies, etc.
Affiliations: Book is funded by the Kellogg foundation; author is on the board of PolicyLink, Center for Community Change
Publicity: We will hire a dedicated outside publicist
Materials: Book is expertly researched and includes a number of eye-opening charts and graphs
[[Links to videos of author: 60 Second Seminar; Movement Building for the Next America]]
Nationally known public intellectual: His first trade book on an upbeat story that’s of national interest
Growing platform: 3600 Twitter followers, head of two centers at USC that each have about 1k followers, and Pastor writes a few times each year at HuffPo.
Timeliness: California is increasingly in the news as a trendsetter: governor has vowed to stand up to Trump and protect the state’s residents; author is uniquely positioned to offer insight on a wide range of issues about the state.
Opportunities: Pastor regularly speaks at academic and issue-based (immigration, labor, environment) conferences; the post-election period will provide lots of opportunities for author to develop mainstream audiences around his areas of expertise: demographic shifts, environmental and labor policies, etc.
Affiliations: Book is funded by the Kellogg foundation; author is on the board of PolicyLink, Center for Community Change
Publicity: We will hire a dedicated outside publicist
Materials: Book is expertly researched and includes a number of eye-opening charts and graphs
[[Links to videos of author: 60 Second Seminar; Movement Building for the Next America]]
