Republic of Outsiders: The Power of Amateurs, Dreamers, and Rebels

by Alissa Quart

Book Overview

This "groundbreaking study of the increasing influence of cultural outsiders" (The Philadelphia Inquirer) is "at once an ode to the underrepresented and a reporting tour de force" (The Writer). Alissa Quart, "one of the smartest cultural interpreters of her generation" (Susan Cain, author of Quiet), introduces us to those who have created new ways to keep themselves sane, fulfilled, and, on occasion, paid.

Republic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1620970295
• ISBN13: 9781620970294
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: New Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.8"