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DESCRIPTION:MICHAEL PARENTI  Presenting his new book...  The Culture Struggle  Richly 
 informed, penned with eloquence, irony, and economy of language, The 
 Culture Struggle helps us understand the world we live in.    One of 
 America's most astute and engaging political analysts, Michael Parenti 
 shows us that culture is a changing process and the product of a dynamic 
 interplay between a wide range of social and political interests. It is not 
 enough to study the prevailing political realm; we also must grasp 
 developments throughout the entire civil society. In short, to understand a 
 society we need to understand the problem of culture as well as that of 
 power.  Drawing from cultures around the world, Parenti demonstrates that 
 beliefs and practices are readily subjected to political manipulation, and 
 that cultures are instruments of social power. Many parts of modern culture 
 are being commodified, that is, packaged and sold to those who can pay. 
 Folk culture is giving way to a corporate market culture.  Art, science, 
 medicine, psychiatry, and even marriage have been used as instruments of 
 cultural control across the centuries. Powerful interests also employ 
 racism, sexism, and class supremacy to maintain their existing 
 politico-economic rule. Culture is both something to be contained and 
 itself an instrument of domination.  Copies of The Culture Struggle will be 
 available for purchase and signing.  $10 - $20 suggested donation.  
 Sponsored by Peninsula Peace and Justice Center.  For more information, 
 call PPJC at (650) 326-8837 or visit http://www.peaceandjustice.org  
 "Michael Parenti has educated generations of Americans--including my 
 own--on the merits of a radical world view and progressive politics. In The 
 Culture Struggle, Parenti is at the top of his game. His arguments about 
 the importance of culture and his debunking of dominant ideology is 
 masterful and written with precise and crystal clear prose that few other 
 writers can approach, let alone equal." ~ Robert W. McChesney  "Michael is 
 a towering prophetic voice in American life. We need him now more than 
 ever." ~ Cornel West\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/04/03/93643.php
SUMMARY:Michael Parenti on "The Culture Struggle"
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church  1140 Cowper Street, Palo Alto   (Wheelchair 
 accessible)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/04/03/93643.php
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