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Book SynopsisSets out to account for the power of storytelling in mobilizing political and social movements. Analysing storytelling in courtrooms, newsrooms, public forums, and the United States Congress, this title offers fresh insights into the dynamics of culture and contention.Trade Review"Assiduously researched, impressively informed by a great number of thoughtful interviews with key members of American social movements, and deeply engaged with its subject matter, the book is likely to become a key text in the study of grass-roots democracy in America." - Kate Fullbrook, Times Literary Supplement"

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Book SynopsisMost people believe that large corporations wield enormous political power when they lobby for policies as a cohesive bloc. With this work, the author sets conventional wisdom on its head. He states that business loses in legislative battles unless it has public backing.

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Book SynopsisA historical account of the Women Strike for Peace movement. Amy Swerdlow, a founding member of WSP, restores to the record a chapter on American politics and women's studies. She traces WSP's triumphs, its problems, and its legacy for the women's movement and American society.

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Book SynopsisThis text provides a comprehensive account of the events surrounding the largest student revolt in history. The author teases out the emotions, rumours and elements of traditional and national culture that drove the students to revolt in 1989 at Tiananmen Square, Beijing.

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Book SynopsisThis vital contribution to the story of civil rights in modern America traces the political evolution of Jewish defense organizations from their initial incarnations as groups concerned primarily with defending American Jews against the virulent anti-Semitism of the 1920s and 1930s to their leading role in the fight against all forms of prejudice during the middle half of this century.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Women of the Storm pulls back the analytical curtain on one of the most unusual post-Katrina political movements. Drawing on firsthand observations and in-depth interviews, David reveals how privileged white New Orleans women used their philanthropic and volunteer skills to create a genuinely interracial alliance that could effectively pressure members of Congress to invest in the city’s and the whole coastal region’s revival. Here is a book for anyone doing intersectional digging into gendered social movements, congressional lobbying, or postdisaster politics.”—Cynthia Enloe, author of Seriously! Investigating Crashes and Crises as if Women Mattered"It is a book about storm recovery but, more important, about the personalities that helped move that effort forward. David offers the reader sound sociological explanations about the collective actions of WOS, but in the end, he gives readers a tale of perseverance and love of community." --The Journal of Southern History"Useful for anyone interested in studying gender, groups, disasters, politics, or social movements." --The Southern Register"This unique contribution to the literature should allow Women of the Storm to attract the attention of researchers, teachers, and community groups of all sorts. It models dedicated, reflexive fieldwork and provides analyses that are empirically grounded yet theoretically rich. David's excellent book should be included on the bookshelf of every scholar of disaster, gender, elites, and social movements."--Antipode"For readers in gender studies, disaster studies and the sociology of the environment, the book generates a substantial contribution to the study of social class and women's activism in recovery from the long-term effects of Katrina." --Journal of Gender Studies"A well-written and informative read. . . . Civic activists and scholars of gender and social movements alike will find this text to be a valuable addition to their reading lists." --Gender & Society"Although social theory clearly guides David's research process and analysis, the book's writing style foregrounds narrative, character development and voices of WOS women. . . . An easy and enjoyable reading experience." --Contemporary Sociology"Women of the Storm is an important 'studying up' investigation of privileged women in post-Katrina New Orleans. It offers a rare, in-depth look at the volunteer political labor of elite women. Engaging and well written, David focuses on micro-level processes and presents careful descriptions of events and dialogue to illuminate issues of power, inequality, diversity, gender, social class, and politics. Women of the Storm is a truly valuable addition to the field of gender and disaster."—Alice Fothergill, coauthor of Children of Katrina "This fascinating book describes a courageous group of elite women who took the risk to bridge race and class divides, stand together, and take collective political actions that were fundamental to the recovery of New Orleans. David captures their hopes and deliberations, intelligence and limitations, and joie de vivre with candor and compassion—a beautiful achievement."—Rebecca E. Snedeker, coauthor of Unfathomable City: A New Orleans Atlas “The book’s unique focus centers on the well-orchestrated activities of an elite group of women as they defined and acted upon their roles as community leaders to invite, entice, and cajole national leaders to see for themselves the block-by-block evidence of Hurricane Katrina’s destruction. It makes a substantial contribution to the study of social class and women’s activism while raising important questions about inclusion and exclusion, and how a community represents itself.”—Beth Willinger, coeditor of Newcomb College, 1886-2006: Higher Education for Women in New Orleans

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Women of the Storm pulls back the analytical curtain on one of the most unusual post-Katrina political movements. Drawing on firsthand observations and in-depth interviews, David reveals how privileged white New Orleans women used their philanthropic and volunteer skills to create a genuinely interracial alliance that could effectively pressure members of Congress to invest in the city’s and the whole coastal region’s revival. Here is a book for anyone doing intersectional digging into gendered social movements, congressional lobbying, or postdisaster politics.”—Cynthia Enloe, author of Seriously! Investigating Crashes and Crises as if Women Mattered"It is a book about storm recovery but, more important, about the personalities that helped move that effort forward. David offers the reader sound sociological explanations about the collective actions of WOS, but in the end, he gives readers a tale of perseverance and love of community." --The Journal of Southern History"Useful for anyone interested in studying gender, groups, disasters, politics, or social movements." --The Southern Register"This unique contribution to the literature should allow Women of the Storm to attract the attention of researchers, teachers, and community groups of all sorts. It models dedicated, reflexive fieldwork and provides analyses that are empirically grounded yet theoretically rich. David's excellent book should be included on the bookshelf of every scholar of disaster, gender, elites, and social movements."--Antipode"For readers in gender studies, disaster studies and the sociology of the environment, the book generates a substantial contribution to the study of social class and women's activism in recovery from the long-term effects of Katrina." --Journal of Gender Studies"A well-written and informative read. . . . Civic activists and scholars of gender and social movements alike will find this text to be a valuable addition to their reading lists." --Gender & Society"Although social theory clearly guides David's research process and analysis, the book's writing style foregrounds narrative, character development and voices of WOS women. . . . An easy and enjoyable reading experience." --Contemporary Sociology"Women of the Storm is an important 'studying up' investigation of privileged women in post-Katrina New Orleans. It offers a rare, in-depth look at the volunteer political labor of elite women. Engaging and well written, David focuses on micro-level processes and presents careful descriptions of events and dialogue to illuminate issues of power, inequality, diversity, gender, social class, and politics. Women of the Storm is a truly valuable addition to the field of gender and disaster."—Alice Fothergill, coauthor of Children of Katrina "This fascinating book describes a courageous group of elite women who took the risk to bridge race and class divides, stand together, and take collective political actions that were fundamental to the recovery of New Orleans. David captures their hopes and deliberations, intelligence and limitations, and joie de vivre with candor and compassion—a beautiful achievement."—Rebecca E. Snedeker, coauthor of Unfathomable City: A New Orleans Atlas “The book’s unique focus centers on the well-orchestrated activities of an elite group of women as they defined and acted upon their roles as community leaders to invite, entice, and cajole national leaders to see for themselves the block-by-block evidence of Hurricane Katrina’s destruction. It makes a substantial contribution to the study of social class and women’s activism while raising important questions about inclusion and exclusion, and how a community represents itself.”—Beth Willinger, coeditor of Newcomb College, 1886-2006: Higher Education for Women in New Orleans

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Chronology of Major Events Introduction: Painting by Candlelight in Mao’s China Part One | Cartoonists 1. Ding Cong’s True Story of the Outcast Ah Q 2. Feng Zikai Protests the Giant Hedge Cutters Part Two | Academy Painters and a President 3. Li Keran’s Luminous Path through Mountains 4. Li Kuchan’s Eagle Gazes Far 5. Huang Yongyu’s Eye Talk 6. Pan Tianshou’s Nocturne for a Plum Tree Part Three | Communist Idealist Shi Lu 7. Inside the Secret Notebook 8. At Cliff ’s Edge 9. From Trauma to Recovery Conclusion Appendix: Poems from Shi Lu’s Secret Notebook, ca. 1973–75 Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe early twentieth century is usually remembered as an era of rising nationalism and military hostility, culminating in the disaster of the First World War. This book explores the role of artists and writers in the formation of a modern, secular peace movement in Britain, and the impact of ideas about 'positive peace' on their artistic practice.Trade Review“Lavishly illustrated . . . written in a lively style . . . Ms. Brockington deftly focuses on an important yet often neglected facet of Modernism.”—William Anthony Hay, Wall Street Journal -- William Anthony Hay * Wall Street Journal *"Photos, rarely reproduced art, and thorough documentation of sources demonstrate considerable archival sleuthing."—Russell T. Clement, Library Journal -- Russell T. Clement * Library Journal *

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Book SynopsisThe story of North Korea's information underground and how it inspires people to seek better lives beyond their country's bordersTrade Review"A fine primer on the country, based on extensive interviews with defectors."—Min Jin Lee, Times Literary Supplement“A fascinating book.”—Nicholas Kristof, New York Times"In the last two decades, North Korea has gone through dramatic changes, largely because the old system of self-isolation began to crumble. In vivid detail, Jieun Baek’s book shows this hidden transformation and how it changed the lives of North Koreans. A truly interesting read for all people interested in North Korea."—Andrei Lankov, author of The Real North Korea: Life and Politics in the Failed Stalinist Utopia"For those befuddled by the Hermit Kingdom's antics and frustrated by our apparent impotence in addressing its challenge, Jieun Baek's North Korea’s Hidden Revolution provides a powerful beacon of light."—Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kenendy School"A fascinating and intelligent overview of the ways that information is liberating North Koreans' minds."—Robert S. Boynton, author of The Invitation-Only Zone: The True Story of North Korea's Abduction Project"Drawing on deeply personal and thoughtful interviews with North Korean defectors from all walks of life, Jieun Baek's North Korea's Hidden Revolution sheds invaluable light on North Korea's information underground. It is a fascinating, important, and vivid account of how unofficial information is increasingly seeping into the North and chipping away at the regime's myths—and hence its control of North Korean society."—Sue Mi Terry, former CIA analyst and senior research scholar at the Weatherhead East Asia Institute, Columbia University"North Korea's Hidden Revolution humanizes a dark part of our world, gives agency and voice to North Koreans, and underscores the power of information in a uniquely closed society. A must-read."—Wael Ghonim, Egyptian human rights activist

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Book SynopsisThis revised and expanded edition analyses the factors conducive to holding independence and secession referendums, to winning these votes and to their status in domestic and international law. Table of ContentsPart I – The History of Referendums 1. Introduction: Nationalism, Referendums and Democracy: Independence, Recognition and Voting 2. The History of Ethno-National Referendums 1791-2018 Part II – A Theory of Self Determination 3. Secessionist Referendums in International and Domestic Law 4. Theory of State Recognition: A Contemporary Assessment Part III – Case Studies 5. Phantom Referendums in Phantom States: Meaningless farce or a bridge to reality? 6. Legacies of a Failed Referendum: Negotiations to Ratify a Peace Treaty in Cyprus 7. Self-determination or the Will of the People? Declarations of Independence and the Paradox of "Alien-determined Self-determination"

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Book SynopsisThis book is a sustained critique of the new economic and military imperialism of the United States and its allies in the twenty-first century.Trade Review'John Rees has produced a brilliant analysis of the world today, set against a historical background and very well researched...it is scholarly and readable and will make a lot of sense to those trying to understand the implications of globalisation from an economic and political point of view.' - Tony Benn'I know of few who speak and write more wisely of the danger we face from rapacious power, and what we should do about it, than John Rees. This book is both a fine history and a timely call to arms, for potentially the greatest popular movement of our lifetime is stirring, and that's us.' - John Pilger'This book is excellent – clear, succinct, analytically sharp, politically polemical, informative and very well written.' - Alex Callinicos, King's College, London, UK'This is a first-class analysis. Imperialism and Resistance is a must-read for all those who want to stop globalisation and the drive to war.' - George Galloway MP'Imperialism and Resistance' seeks to offer an interpretation of the new imperial age. Every set of ideas contains an imperative to action. Rees thinks that this is especially true of an analysis which describes an unstable and contradictory social system, contradictions which can only be resolved by political action. The stated purpose of this book is to assist in ensuring that such contradictions are solved by, and to the benefit of, the mass of people, not in the interests of the masters of war.'- Gulf Research Center Book Review'John Rees has produced a brilliant analysis of the world today, set against a historical background and very well researched...it is scholarly and readable and will make a lot of sense to those trying to understand the implications of globalisation from an economic and political point of view.' - Tony Benn'I know of few who speak and write more wisely of the danger we face from rapacious power, and what we should do about it, than John Rees. This book is both a fine history and a timely call to arms, for potentially the greatest popular movement of our lifetime is stirring, and that's us.' - John Pilger'This book is excellent – clear, succinct, analytically sharp, politically polemical, informative and very well written.' - Alex Callinicos, King's College, London, UK'This is a first-class analysis. Imperialism and Resistance is a must-read for all those who want to stop globalisation and the drive to war.' - George Galloway, MP'Imperialism and Resistance' seeks to offer an interpretation of the new imperial age. Every set of ideas contains an imperative to action. Rees thinks that this is especially true of an analysis which describes an unstable and contradictory social system, contradictions which can only be resolved by political action. The stated purpose of this book is to assist in ensuring that such contradictions are solved by, and to the benefit of, the mass of people, not in the interests of the masters of war.'- Gulf Research Center Book ReviewTable of Contents1. What is Imperialism? 2. Arms and America 3. The Economic Power of the United States 4. Globalization and Inequality in the World System 5. Conflict Between the Major Powers 6. Wars of the Post Cold War World 7. Oil and Empire 8. Resisting Imperialism

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Book SynopsisPresents the texts of the letters, speeches, sermons, student papers, and articles of Martin Luther King, Jr. This title includes letters that the King wrote to his mother and father during his childhood.Table of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments Introduction Chronology Editorial Principles and Practices List of Abbreviations The Papers Calendar of Documents Index

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Book SynopsisTaking Gandhi's statements about civil disobedience to heart, in February 1922 residents from the villages around the north Indian market town of Chauri Chaura attacked the local police station. This title explores the ways it has been remembered, interpreted, and used as a metaphor for the Indian struggle for independence.Table of ContentsPrologue Part One Impressions 1 The Riot and History 2 A Narrative of the Event Part Two 3 Chauri Chaura-Dumri-Mundera Part Three 4 Fraudulent Reports 5 The Lessons of the Riot 6 The Crime of Chauri Chaura 7 Nationalizing the Riot 8 The Case for Punishment and Justice 9 Dwarka Gosain's Complaint Part Four 10 Violence and Counterinsurgency 11 The Making of the Approver 12 Shikari' s Testimony 13 The Approver and the Accused 14 Judicial Discourse 15 The Alimentary Aspects of Picketing 16 The Politics of the Trial Part Five 17 Historian's Dilemma 18 Dumri Records 19 The Youthful Account 20 Komal-Dacoit 21 The Babu-saheb of Mundera 22 The Madanpur Narrative 23 Malaviya Saves Chotki Dumri 24 The Great Betrayal 25 A Powerful 'Mukhbir' 26 The One-Seven-Two of Chauri Chaura 27 The Policemen Dead 28 The Darogain 29 The Presence of Gandhi 30 Otiyars 31 Chutki, or the Gift of Grain 32 The Feast of 4 February 1922 33 The Colour Gerua and Proper Nationalist Attire 34 What the Otiyars Wore 35 Witness to a History 36 Towards Conclusion 37 Epilogue Appendix A: Pratigya-Patr Notes Abbreviations Notes to Prologue Notes to Part One Notes to Part Two Notes to Part Three Notes to Part Four Notes to Part Five Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis story of a South Korean social movement offers a window to a decade of tumultuous social protest. It describes the period in which farmers, student activists and organizers joined to protest the corporate ownership of tenant plots never distributed in the 1949 Land Reform.

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Book SynopsisRadical ecology typically brings to mind media images of ecological activists standing before loggers' saws, staging anti-nuclear marches, and confronting polluters on the high seas. This book offers a balanced appraisal of radical ecology's principles, goals, and limitations.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction I. Deep Ecology's Wider Identification with Nature 2. Deep Ecology and Counterculturalism 3. Deep Ecology, Heidegger, and Postmodem Theory 4. Social Ecology and Its Critique of Deep Ecology 5. Radical Ecology, Transpersonal Psychology, and the Evolution of Consciousness 6. Ecofeminism's Critique of the Patriarchal Domination of Woman and Nature 7. Ecofeminism and Deep Ecology 8. Chaos Theory, Ecological Sensibility, and Cyborgism Notes Index

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Book SynopsisFounded by South Asian immigrants in California, Ghadar - the Indian anticolonial movement that attempted overthrow of the British Empire - quickly became a global presence in East Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and East Africa. This title tells the dramatic story of Ghadar.Table of ContentsList of Maps Introduction 1. "The Air of Freedom": Ghadar in America 2. Our Name Is Our Work: The Syndicalist Ghadar 3. Enemies of Enemies ... : The Nationalist Ghadar 4... and Friends: The Republican Ghadar 5. Toilers of the East: The Communist Ghadar 6. "Dear Muhammedan Brothers": The Khilafatist Ghadar 7. Lal Salaams: Ghadar and the Bolshevik Muhajirin Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe tumultuous 1960s saw a generation of Latin American youth enter into political life in unprecedented numbers. In this book, the author explores how the Uruguayan student movement of 1968 shaped leftist politics in the country for decades to come.Trade Review"Markarian makes sense of the complex and often conflicted interaction of three phenomena: the youth’s rapid conversion to violent repertoires of political contention, their massive incorporation into leftist organizations, and their appropriation of cultural ideas and practices emanating from their contemporaries in Europe and the United States... a significant contribution." * International Sociology *"Uruguay, 1968 deftly brings to light the local experiences of a global revolt." * Contemporanea *"Significant... [the book] influences historians' understanding of student movements, youth mobilization and itsrelationship to the Left, and what motivates protests at politically precarious moments." * Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies *"Creatively researched, offers some intriguing interpretations that respond to the perspective of hindsight after collective trauma, and brings to the fore a group of young political actors who clearly were connected to the wider social landscape at that moment: the funeral of their first martyr, shot in the street, drew nearly two hundred thousand residents." * American Historical Review *Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations INTRODUCTION 1. MOBILIZATIONS Students Take to the Streets Coordinates of a Cycle of Protest On Violence 2. DISCUSSIONS The Unions and the Movement The Lefts and the Students Paths and Paradoxes of Revolutionary Action 3. CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS Militant Mystiques Youth Cultures More Nuances CONCLUSION. 1968 AND THE EMERGENCE OF A "NEW LEFT" Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe Civil Rights Movement is a collection of the best new scholarship on what is arguably the most important American social movement of the twentieth century. Designed for students, the volume contains twelve essays and supporting primary documents arranged chronologically and by topic with a detailed timeline and further reading lists. Emphasizing the wide chronological and geographic scope of the movement, this collection provides a perfect source for teaching the movement with a fresh perspective and new ideas.Trade Review"This volume offers a collection of informative essays and supporting documents on the Civil Rights Movement that will stimulate classroom discussions. It expands coverage of the movement temporally and geographically, venturing away from the standard 1954-1968 time frame and ranging beyond the familiar sites of racial contention to less heralded but important ones, in the North as well as the South." Steven Lawson, Rutgers University "Students and teachers alike will find much here to challenge stereotypical assumptions and to prompt critical thinking and analysis, as interpretative frameworks are constructed and defended ... Davis is able to make clear that the struggle for equal rights for African American people was one that energized and mobilized ordinary people from all walks of life to work for a common goal. The extraordinary efforts of those ordinary people changed the history of a nation forever." History: Reviews of New BooksTable of ContentsIntroduction. List of Acronyms. Chronology. Part I: Sowing Seeds. 1. Foundations. Introduction. Article: Southern Reformers, the New Deal, and the Movement's Foundation. (Patricia Sullivan). Document A: Street Car Petition, Jacksonville, Florida, 1901. Document B: NAACP School Desegregation Petition, 1955. Further Reading. 2. Labor and Civil Rights. Introduction. Article: Organized Labor and the Struggle for Black Equality in Mobile during World War II. (Bruce Nelson). Document A : Transcription of Tape Documentary on Natchez Laundry Workers Strike, October 17, 1965. Document B: Memoirs of a Birmingham Coal Miner, 1964. Further Reading. Part II: Defiance. 3. White Resistance. Introduction. Article: Crabgrass-Roots Politics: Race, Rights, and the Reaction Against Liberalism in the Urban North, 1940-1964. (Thomas J. Sugrue). Document A:Untitled Little Rock Poem, ca. 1957. Document B: Americans for the Preservation of the White Race, Broadside, ca 1960s. Document C: Brumsic Brandon Jr. "Up North, Down South," cartoons, 1963. Further Reading. 4. Anti-Communism, Anti-Civil Rights. Introduction. Article: Race and Red-Baiting. (Adam Fairclough). Document A: Defender's News and View's Aug-Sept 1959. Letter to the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, 1960. Further Reading. Part III: Participants. 5. Liberals and Moderates. Introduction. Article: "South of the South?": Jews, Blacks, and the Civil Rights Movement in Miami, 1945-1960. (Raymond A. Mohl). Documents:. Document A: The Conversion of Peggy Terry, ca 1950s. Document B: "One can not be a Christian and a Segregationist, Too," 1979. Further Reading. 6. Women in the Civil Rights Movement. Introduction. Article: Passing the Torch: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement: LaVerne Gyant. Document A: Fannie Lou Hamer, "The Special Plight and Role of Black Women," 1971. Document B: Septima Poinsette Clark Memoir, 1979, 1984. Clarice T. Campbell Correspondence, summer 1956. Further Reading. Part IV: Local-National Relationships. 7. The NAACP. Introduction. Article: The NAACP in North Carolina during the Age of Segregation. (Raymond Gavins). Document A:NAACP v. Button, 1963. Document B: Jackson, Mississippi, Boycott Campaign, 1962-63. Further Reading. 8. Grassroots. Introduction. Article: Baseball's Reluctant Challenge: Desegregating Major League Spring Training Sites, 1961-1964. (Jack E. Davis). Document A: Siege at Savannah, 1964. Document B: People in Motion: The Story of the Birmingham Movement, 1966. Further Reading. Part V: Empowerment. 9. Black Power and Culture. Introduction. Article: New Day in Babylon: The Black Power Movement and American Culture, 1965-1975. (William L. Van DeBurg). Document A:Robert Williams, Negroes With Guns, 1962. Document B: Stokely Carmichael and Charles Hamilton, "The Search for New Forms," 1967. Document C: Brumsic Brandon Jr. cartoon, 1968. Further Reading. 10. Political Power. Introduction. Article: The Civil Rights Movement as Urban Reform: Atlanta's Black Neighborhoods and a New "Progessivism": Ronald H. Bayor. Document A: Voter Registration Testimonies, ca 1960s. Document B: Petition, August 29, 1965. Document C: Shaw v. Reno, 1993. Part VI: The Continuing Saga. 11. Environmental Injustice. Introduction. Article: From NIMBY to Civil Rights: The Origins of the Environmental Justice Movement. (Eileen Maura McGurty). Document A: Slum Clearance, Community Style, ca 1940s. Document B: Letter Addressing Lead Poisoning, 1957. Further Reading. 12. Affirmative Action. Introduction. Article: Race, History, and Policy, African Americans and Civil Rights Since 1964. (Hugh Davis Graham). Document A: The Kerner Report, Employment Report, Introduction, 1968. Document B: Keyes v. School District No. 1, Denver, Colorado (1973). Further Reading. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume offers a collection of 12 essays covering arguably the most important American social movement of the 20th century. The readings cover pre-World War II activism to the era of affirmative action, addressing historiographic problems found in recent studies of the movement.Trade Review"This volume offers a collection of informative essays and supporting documents on the Civil Rights Movement that will stimulate classroom discussions. It expands coverage of the movement temporally and geographically, venturing away from the standard 1954-1968 time frame and ranging beyond the familiar sites of racial contention to less heralded but important ones, in the North as well as the South." Steven Lawson, Rutgers University "Students and teachers alike will find much here to challenge stereotypical assumptions and to prompt critical thinking and analysis, as interpretative frameworks are constructed and defended ... Davis is able to make clear that the struggle for equal rights for African American people was one that energized and mobilized ordinary people from all walks of life to work for a common goal. The extraordinary efforts of those ordinary people changed the history of a nation forever." History: Reviews of New BooksTable of ContentsIntroduction. List of Acronyms. Chronology. Part I: Sowing Seeds. 1. Foundations. Introduction. Article: Southern Reformers, the New Deal, and the Movement's Foundation. (Patricia Sullivan). Document A: Street Car Petition, Jacksonville, Florida, 1901. Document B: NAACP School Desegregation Petition, 1955. Further Reading. 2. Labor and Civil Rights. Introduction. Article: Organized Labor and the Struggle for Black Equality in Mobile during World War II. (Bruce Nelson). Document A : Transcription of Tape Documentary on Natchez Laundry Workers Strike, October 17, 1965. Document B: Memoirs of a Birmingham Coal Miner, 1964. Further Reading. Part II: Defiance. 3. White Resistance. Introduction. Article: Crabgrass-Roots Politics: Race, Rights, and the Reaction Against Liberalism in the Urban North, 1940-1964. (Thomas J. Sugrue). Document A:Untitled Little Rock Poem, ca. 1957. Document B: Americans for the Preservation of the White Race, Broadside, ca 1960s. Document C: Brumsic Brandon Jr. "Up North, Down South," cartoons, 1963. Further Reading. 4. Anti-Communism, Anti-Civil Rights. Introduction. Article: Race and Red-Baiting. (Adam Fairclough). Document A: Defender's News and View's Aug-Sept 1959. Letter to the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, 1960. Further Reading. Part III: Participants. 5. Liberals and Moderates. Introduction. Article: "South of the South?": Jews, Blacks, and the Civil Rights Movement in Miami, 1945-1960. (Raymond A. Mohl). Documents:. Document A: The Conversion of Peggy Terry, ca 1950s. Document B: "One can not be a Christian and a Segregationist, Too," 1979. Further Reading. 6. Women in the Civil Rights Movement. Introduction. Article: Passing the Torch: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement: LaVerne Gyant. Document A: Fannie Lou Hamer, "The Special Plight and Role of Black Women," 1971. Document B: Septima Poinsette Clark Memoir, 1979, 1984. Clarice T. Campbell Correspondence, summer 1956. Further Reading. Part IV: Local-National Relationships. 7. The NAACP. Introduction. Article: The NAACP in North Carolina during the Age of Segregation. (Raymond Gavins). Document A:NAACP v. Button, 1963. Document B: Jackson, Mississippi, Boycott Campaign, 1962-63. Further Reading. 8. Grassroots. Introduction. Article: Baseball's Reluctant Challenge: Desegregating Major League Spring Training Sites, 1961-1964. (Jack E. Davis). Document A: Siege at Savannah, 1964. Document B: People in Motion: The Story of the Birmingham Movement, 1966. Further Reading. Part V: Empowerment. 9. Black Power and Culture. Introduction. Article: New Day in Babylon: The Black Power Movement and American Culture, 1965-1975. (William L. Van DeBurg). Document A:Robert Williams, Negroes With Guns, 1962. Document B: Stokely Carmichael and Charles Hamilton, "The Search for New Forms," 1967. Document C: Brumsic Brandon Jr. cartoon, 1968. Further Reading. 10. Political Power. Introduction. Article: The Civil Rights Movement as Urban Reform: Atlanta's Black Neighborhoods and a New "Progessivism": Ronald H. Bayor. Document A: Voter Registration Testimonies, ca 1960s. Document B: Petition, August 29, 1965. Document C: Shaw v. Reno, 1993. Part VI: The Continuing Saga. 11. Environmental Injustice. Introduction. Article: From NIMBY to Civil Rights: The Origins of the Environmental Justice Movement. (Eileen Maura McGurty). Document A: Slum Clearance, Community Style, ca 1940s. Document B: Letter Addressing Lead Poisoning, 1957. Further Reading. 12. Affirmative Action. Introduction. Article: Race, History, and Policy, African Americans and Civil Rights Since 1964. (Hugh Davis Graham). Document A: The Kerner Report, Employment Report, Introduction, 1968. Document B: Keyes v. School District No. 1, Denver, Colorado (1973). Further Reading. Index.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Stowe Prize, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center""Longlisted for the Porchlight Business Book Awards, Personal Development & Human Behavior Category""A NationSwell Book of the Year""Finalist for the C. Wright Mills Award, Society for the Study of Social Problems""Shortlisted for the getAbstract International Book Award 2023, Business Impact Category""This is an openhearted, multilayered work that vibrates with ideas on ways to make a new world out of the interlocking crises of COVID-19 and racial capitalism. Progress may be a 'tear-soaked mirage,' as Benjamin writes, yet her book is far from devoid of a sense of humor or hope, full of ways to 'live poetically' while remaking the systems that have failed us."---Rhoda Feng, New York Magazine"Heartbreaking, inspiring, and hopeful. . . . Benjamin’s approach is undoubtedly radical."---James M. Jones, Science"There’s no one better to light the way out and guide us in building a just future than Ruha Benjamin."---Karla J. Strand, Ms. Magazine"Benjamin’s choice to weave personal stories of childhood and motherhood with action and theory made it easier to see how I fit into the narrative she was crafting. . . . In the spirit of activists and writers like Octavia Butler, Benjamin encourages us to dream up a new, more equitable world."---A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez, YES! Magazine"A powerful, urgent plea for individual responsibility in an unjust world." * Kirkus Reviews, starred review *"An emotional and thought-provoking wake-up shout to put an end to systemic discrimination. . . . A rich and engaging space for collective healing." * Library Journal *"Compelling . . . . The final pages of Benjamin’s Viral Justice are a testament to human resilience, to finding meaning in little acts, imbuing beauty in the mundane, and growing a garden from a seed."---Mehr Tarar, Stanford Social Innovation Review"I encourage educators across all subject matters to incorporate Benjamin’s Viral Justice framework in the classroom. These lessons ultimately provide students with a toolkit to reimagine justice and redistribute power in their own communities little by little."---Amber Joy Powell, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity"A unique and inspiring intervention, that comes at just the right moment."---Ros Williams, Ethnic and Racial Studies"Benjamin’s work is foundational for understanding society and social change. . . . Viral Justice offers real experiences coupled with theory and practicality to engender change."---Kenya Massey, Symbolic Interaction"[A] brilliant and impassioned book." * Paradigm Explorer *"A salve and a powerful revisiting of movement history. . . . I see Viral Justice as a refreshing reminder of how much we can learn from the analysis and perspective of a brilliant thinker outside our field . . . The book is lyrical and searing in its analysis."---Michelle Morse, The Lancet

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Stowe Prize, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center""Longlisted for the Porchlight Business Book Awards, Personal Development & Human Behavior Category""A NationSwell Book of the Year""Finalist for the C. Wright Mills Award, Society for the Study of Social Problems""Shortlisted for the getAbstract International Book Award 2023, Business Impact Category""This is an openhearted, multilayered work that vibrates with ideas on ways to make a new world out of the interlocking crises of COVID-19 and racial capitalism. Progress may be a 'tear-soaked mirage,' as Benjamin writes, yet her book is far from devoid of a sense of humor or hope, full of ways to 'live poetically' while remaking the systems that have failed us."---Rhoda Feng, New York Magazine"Heartbreaking, inspiring, and hopeful. . . . Benjamin’s approach is undoubtedly radical."---James M. Jones, Science"There’s no one better to light the way out and guide us in building a just future than Ruha Benjamin."---Karla J. Strand, Ms. Magazine"Benjamin’s choice to weave personal stories of childhood and motherhood with action and theory made it easier to see how I fit into the narrative she was crafting. . . . In the spirit of activists and writers like Octavia Butler, Benjamin encourages us to dream up a new, more equitable world."---A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez, YES! Magazine"A powerful, urgent plea for individual responsibility in an unjust world." * Kirkus Reviews, starred review *"An emotional and thought-provoking wake-up shout to put an end to systemic discrimination. . . . A rich and engaging space for collective healing." * Library Journal *"Compelling . . . . The final pages of Benjamin’s Viral Justice are a testament to human resilience, to finding meaning in little acts, imbuing beauty in the mundane, and growing a garden from a seed."---Mehr Tarar, Stanford Social Innovation Review"I encourage educators across all subject matters to incorporate Benjamin’s Viral Justice framework in the classroom. These lessons ultimately provide students with a toolkit to reimagine justice and redistribute power in their own communities little by little."---Amber Joy Powell, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity"A unique and inspiring intervention, that comes at just the right moment."---Ros Williams, Ethnic and Racial Studies"Benjamin’s work is foundational for understanding society and social change. . . . Viral Justice offers real experiences coupled with theory and practicality to engender change."---Kenya Massey, Symbolic Interaction"[A] brilliant and impassioned book." * Paradigm Explorer *"A salve and a powerful revisiting of movement history. . . . I see Viral Justice as a refreshing reminder of how much we can learn from the analysis and perspective of a brilliant thinker outside our field . . . The book is lyrical and searing in its analysis."---Michelle Morse, The Lancet

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Book SynopsisIn this major reassessment of Russian labor history, Charters Wynn shows that in Imperial Russia's primary steel and mining region the same class that posed a powerful challenge to the tsarist government also undermined the revolutionary movement with its pogromist violence. From the last decades of the nineteenth century through Russia's First RevTrade ReviewWinner of the 1993 Herbert Baxter Adams Prize, American Historical AssociationTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsList of TablesAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction3Pt. 1The Working-Class Milieu131The Industrial Boom: 1870-1900152The Labor Force373Working-Class Daily Life67Pt. 2The Labor and Revolutionary Movements954Late-Nineteenth-Century Unrest975The Rise of Political Radicalism1316The Revolutionary Surge: 1903 to October 19051657The Reactionary Backlash: 1903 to October 19051988The Bid for Power: December 1905227Conclusion255Selected Bibliography269Index283

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Book SynopsisThe work explores the field of public health advocacy from the twin perspectives of the sociology of news production and public health activism. The second section offers an A-Z of strategies for gaining media attention, with many entries illustrated by case histories. Covering theory and practice, the guide is intended for public health and community medicine workers, community health action groups, and students of mass communication, media studies or public health.

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Book SynopsisExposes the power of pro-Israeli lobby groups in US politics.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. The Libretto: Making Foreign Policy 2. The Score: Media and Popular Culture 3. The Stage Set: Images and Attitudes 4. Production Aspects: Lobby Techniques and Finances 5. An Overture: The Case of Cyprus 6. The Cast: Pro-Arab Lobbyists and Interest Groups 7. The Cast: Jewish Americans and Pro-Zionist Lobbies 8. Act One: The Ford Administration 9. A Major Production: The Anti-Arab Boycott Campaign 10. Act Two: The Carter Administration 11. Curtain Calls: The Present and Future Bibliographic Essay Index

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Book SynopsisShows that the EU's close relationship with Israel has legitimised actions such as the ill-treatment of prisoners and the Gaza invasion.Trade Review'Compelling, illuminative and painful. It is an indispensible pioneering work essential for students, tax-payers, policy- and decision-makers' -- Middle East Monitor'It seems to many that Israel is above international law. This important book explores the complex political ties that have prevented European countries from holding Israel to account' -- Ken Loach'This book should be required reading for anyone trying to understand the scale of international support for the State of Israel' -- Sarah Irving, author of Gaza: Beneath the Bombs, and Leila KhaledTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Building The Unholy Alliance 2. Bowing To America 3. Aiding The Occupation 4. The Misappliance Of Science 5. Profiting From Palestine’s Pain 6. The Israel Lobby Comes To Europe Conclusion Confronting Europe’s Cowardice Notes Index

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Book SynopsisReveals how the EU's policies on health, climate change, armaments and food safety have been tailored to please a corporate elite.Trade Review'Exposes the anti-democratic, pro-corporate agenda at the heart of the EU. This is a devastating indictment that should be required reading for every European citizen' -- John Hilary, Executive Director, War on Want'Rigourously researched, elegantly written, and brilliantly analysed, Corporate Europe reveals the rising power of corporations to set policy and govern our lives and societies. A fascinating and scary read' -- Joel Bakan, author of The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Power'Shows how corporate lobbyists dominate the EU - boosting the 1% and harming the interests of the rest of us. A necessary call to retake Europe' -- David Miller, author A Century of Spin: How Public Relations Became the Cutting Edge of Corporate PowerTable of ContentsAcknowledgements A short guide to the European Union List of acronyms Introduction 1. Wrecking the welfare state 2. Bombarded by bankers 3. War is good for business 4. How we live and diet 5. Smoke and mirrors 6. Cheating on climate 7. The malign legacy of Peter Mandelson Conclusion: Taking Europe back Notes Index

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Book SynopsisAn activist's guide to understanding the militarisation of the policing of protest.Trade Review'A welcome contribution to the literature on the sociology of policing more generally. Smart, erudite, and empirically grounded, Wood's perspective on policing protest exposes deeper, often under-explored, theoretical dimensions of the politics of policing' -- James Sheptycki, Professor of Criminology, York University'Sheds light on the economic and political roots of police brutality against legitimate social movements. Unfortunately, this is what our 'democracy' looks like' -- Francis Dupuis-Déri, professor of political science, Université du Québec à Montréal, and member of the Observatory on racial, social, and political profiling in the public space.'An engaging and sophisticated study of protest policing, which exposes the threat such policing poses to democracy and the neoliberal dynamics that have made it a preferred strategy for repressing the 99% whenever they challenge the 1%' -- William K. Carroll, professor of sociology, University of Victoria'A hard-hitting, insightful, and well-researched analysis of the changing forms of protest policing' -- Willem de Lint, professor of criminal justice, Flinders University'Shows clearly that the police wing of the state takes very seriously its task of understanding and defeating social resistance to austerity. Those engaged in that resistance would do well to return the favour. This book provides an excellent source of knowledge and insight into how the not-so-thin blue line thinks and operates' -- John Clarke, Organizer, Ontario Coalition Against Poverty'A must-read for all who care about freedom of speech and see protest and public demonstration as a necessary and legitimate means of protecting democracy' -- Howard F Morton. QC., Barrister'A powerful dissection of the ways that the policing of protests have been transformed over the last decade' -- The BulletTable of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Acronyms 1. Introduction 2. Policing Waves of Protest 1995–2013 3. To Serve and Protect Who? Policing Trends and Best Practices 4. Local Legitimacy and Struggles for Control 5. Officers Under Attack: The Thin Blue Line, Pepper Spray and Police Identity 6. Experts, Agencies, the Private Security Sector and Integration 7. Protest as Threat 8. Urine-Filled Supersoakers 9. Crisis and Control Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisA compelling account of the years of political struggle in Egypt unfolding from January 2011 to the summer of 2015Trade Review'Challenges conventional accounts surrounding the overthrow of the Mubarak regime. Based on his long observation of Egypt as activist and scholar, Marfleet provides readers with a sophisticated examination of the origins of the uprisings and their future' -- Tareq Ismael, Professor of Political Science, University of Calgary, and author of The Communist Movement in the Arab World (Routledge, 2005)'A fast-paced and highly perceptive account of Egypt's revolutionary process. Deftly exploring the roots of the uprising and the various social forces that continue to contest Egypt's future, the book is a powerful testament to Marfleet's deep understanding of Egyptian politics and his long engagement with the country's left and social movements' -- Adam Hanieh, Senior Lecturer in Development Studies at the School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS), and co-editor of Transit States: Labour, Migration and Citizenship in the Gulf (Pluto, 2014)'An essential guide to the dynamics of Egypt's mass (revolutionary) movement and the ensuing counter revolution' -- Ray Bush, Professor of African Studies and Development Politics, University of Leeds, and co-editor of Marginality and Exclusion in Egypt (Zed Books, 2012)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Glossary Preface Part I: Making Revolution 1. Introduction 2. The Streets 3. The Workers and the Movement 4. Crises and Confrontations Part II: The Past in the Present 5. Islamism and the State 6. Fate of the Left Part III: Counter-Revolution 7. Egypt Under Mursi 8. Brotherhood, People, State 9. Towards the Coup 10. Counter-Revolution and Beyond Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA compelling account of the years of political struggle in Egypt unfolding from January 2011 to the summer of 2015Trade Review'Challenges conventional accounts surrounding the overthrow of the Mubarak regime. Based on his long observation of Egypt as activist and scholar, Marfleet provides readers with a sophisticated examination of the origins of the uprisings and their future' -- Tareq Ismael, Professor of Political Science, University of Calgary, and author of The Communist Movement in the Arab World (Routledge, 2005)'A fast-paced and highly perceptive account of Egypt's revolutionary process. Deftly exploring the roots of the uprising and the various social forces that continue to contest Egypt's future, the book is a powerful testament to Marfleet's deep understanding of Egyptian politics and his long engagement with the country's left and social movements' -- Adam Hanieh, Senior Lecturer in Development Studies at the School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS), and co-editor of Transit States: Labour, Migration and Citizenship in the Gulf (Pluto, 2014)'An essential guide to the dynamics of Egypt's mass (revolutionary) movement and the ensuing counter revolution' -- Ray Bush, Professor of African Studies and Development Politics, University of Leeds, and co-editor of Marginality and Exclusion in Egypt (Zed Books, 2012)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Glossary Preface Part I: Making Revolution 1. Introduction 2. The Streets 3. The Workers and the Movement 4. Crises and Confrontations Part II: The Past in the Present 5. Islamism and the State 6. Fate of the Left Part III: Counter-Revolution 7. Egypt Under Mursi 8. Brotherhood, People, State 9. Towards the Coup 10. Counter-Revolution and Beyond Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA history of global protests and social movements from the perspective of radical geographyTrade Review'Fuses theory, practice, and passion—love and rage—to reveal the nuanced geographical logics of social movements in places from Andhra Pradesh to Zuccotti Park at scales from the body to the globe' -- Cindi Katz, Author of Growing Up Global: Economic Restructuring and Children’s Everyday LivesTable of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements Series Preface 1. Radical Geographies of Protest: Spatial Strategies, Sites of Intervention and Scholar Activism 2. Know Your Place: Barricades, Rooftops and Being Steadfast 3. Make Some Space: Camps, Commons and Occupations 4. Stay Mobile: Packs and Swarms, Flash Mobs and Hacktivism 5. Wage Wars of Words: Testimonies, Communiqués and Culture Jamming 6. Extend Your Reach: Convergences, Conferences and Caravans 7. Feel Out of Place: Ethical Spectacles, Zaps and Guerrilla Performances 8. Space Invaders: Power, Politics and Protest Notes Index

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Book SynopsisWhere does the left go from here?Trade Review‘Rigorously reflecting on the choreography of contemporary left-wing experiments flirting with left populism in crisis-ridden Europe, Prentoulis offers a challenging first assessment of its political advances, limitations and potential for left strategy’ -- Yannis Stavrakakis, Professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece‘An outstanding contribution to understand the shortcomings and yet potentials of the left populist experience … explains what left populism modestly achieved but also points very convincingly to what it has to do in the future to promote the values of equality, social justice and internationalism’ -- Óscar García Agustín, Associate Professor at Aalborg University, Denmark‘An important, timely appraisal of the European left, one that will inform and inspire activists’ -- Manuel Cortes, General Secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA)‘It’s been a dramatic decade for left-wing political projects in Greece, Spain, and the UK. Through personal experience, a wealth of interviews and analysis, Prentoulis pulls together an assessment which is vital for anyone who wants to understand the post-crash upsurge of radical politics in Europe’ -- Nick Dearden, Director of Global Justice NowTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Why Left Populism? 1. The Politics of Left Populism after the Global Financial Crisis 2. Grassroots Resistance, Austerity and the ‘Populist Moment’ 3. Creating a Party for the Twenty-First Century: New Parties, New Structures? 4. Left Populism at Elections: Rhetoric and Programmes 5. The Institutionalisation of the Populist Promise 6. Europe and Its ‘Peoples’: Negotiating Sovereignty Conclusion: Where We Are Today with Left Populism Notes Index

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Book SynopsisWhere does the left go from here?Trade Review‘Rigorously reflecting on the choreography of contemporary left-wing experiments flirting with left populism in crisis-ridden Europe, Prentoulis offers a challenging first assessment of its political advances, limitations and potential for left strategy’ -- Yannis Stavrakakis, Professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece‘An outstanding contribution to understand the shortcomings and yet potentials of the left populist experience … explains what left populism modestly achieved but also points very convincingly to what it has to do in the future to promote the values of equality, social justice and internationalism’ -- Óscar García Agustín, Associate Professor at Aalborg University, Denmark‘An important, timely appraisal of the European left, one that will inform and inspire activists’ -- Manuel Cortes, General Secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA)‘It’s been a dramatic decade for left-wing political projects in Greece, Spain, and the UK. Through personal experience, a wealth of interviews and analysis, Prentoulis pulls together an assessment which is vital for anyone who wants to understand the post-crash upsurge of radical politics in Europe’ -- Nick Dearden, Director of Global Justice NowTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Why Left Populism? 1. The Politics of Left Populism after the Global Financial Crisis 2. Grassroots Resistance, Austerity and the ‘Populist Moment’ 3. Creating a Party for the Twenty-First Century: New Parties, New Structures? 4. Left Populism at Elections: Rhetoric and Programmes 5. The Institutionalisation of the Populist Promise 6. Europe and Its ‘Peoples’: Negotiating Sovereignty Conclusion: Where We Are Today with Left Populism Notes Index

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Book SynopsisA Marxist-feminist approach examining disaster relief in the USTrade Review'Tells a fascinating and insightful tale of how the state, increasingly unable and unwilling to care for its citizens, came to depend on community survival projects in the face of disaster' -- Joshua Clover, author of Riot. Strike. Riot. (Verso, 2016)'A searching enquiry, keyed to our age of pandemics and climate catastrophe, and an exemplary application of insights from Marxist Social Reproduction Theory' -- Gareth Dale, author of Reconstructing Karl Polanyi (Pluto, 2016)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements 1. 2005: The Unclaimed Corpses 2. Vulnerability Beyond Resilience 3. Disasters and Social Reproduction 4. 1930: Disasters, Natural and Federal 5. 1970: The Black Panthers' Quest for Dual Power 6. 1995: Poverty, Crime and the Heat 7. 2012: The Strange Success of Occupy Sandy 8. The Separated Society 9. 2020: I Can't Breathe Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHow our political and legal systems criminalise protestersTrade Review'Protesters often end up in criminal courts. Even so, and despite sporadic efforts, social science has long neglected the criminalization of protest. In this welcome comparative study, Carolijn Terwindt skilfully examines the complex interplay between law and protest, making an important contribution to an overlooked topic' -- Steven Barkan, author of 'Protesters on Trial: Criminal Justice in the Southern Civil Rights and Vietnam Antiwar Movements''Carolijn Terwindt reveals how courtroom narratives often attribute criminality to ideologies or associations going so far as to apply 'terrorism' sentencing enhancements to American environmental activists rather than to actions. This timely and meticulous analysis helps inform how the politics of law impact citizen efforts to draw attention to, and rectify, unjust practices by those in power' -- Heidi Boghosian, Executive Director of the A.J. Muste Memorial Institute'Drawing on three well-chosen and meticulously developed case studies, Carolijn Terwindt's lucid analysis demonstrates how, far from being neutral applications of the law, prosecutorial narratives become sites of contention that can exacerbate long standing socio political conflicts' -- Patricia Richards, Meigs Professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies, University of GeorgiaTable of ContentsSeries Preface Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1. Introduction PART I: LAW, POLITICS AND LEGITIMACY IN LIBERAL DEMOCRACIES 2. When Groups Take Justice into Their Own Hands 3. The Prosecutorial Narrative and the Double Bind of Liberal Legalism 4. Mobilizing the Power of Victimhood 5. Challenging the State’s Crime Definition PART II: WHEN PROSECUTORS RESPOND: NARRATIVES IN ACTION ETA cases in Spain 6. Casting the Net Wider by Calling the Armed Group a Network 112 7. Narrating Praise for ETA Prisoners as Humiliation of Victims “Mapuche conflict” cases in Chile 8. Vacillating between Criminalization and Negotiation 9. Responding to Allegations of Racism and Repression against the Mapuche People “Eco-terrorism” cases in the United States 10. Shifting from Reactive to Proactive Prosecutions 11. Drawing a Boundary between Raising Awareness and Intimidation 12. Conclusion: The Prosecutor’s Contested Claim to Criminal Justice References Interviews Trial Transcripts Index

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Book SynopsisHow our political and legal systems criminalise protestersTrade Review'Protesters often end up in criminal courts. Even so, and despite sporadic efforts, social science has long neglected the criminalization of protest. In this welcome comparative study, Carolijn Terwindt skilfully examines the complex interplay between law and protest, making an important contribution to an overlooked topic' -- Steven Barkan, author of 'Protesters on Trial: Criminal Justice in the Southern Civil Rights and Vietnam Antiwar Movements''Carolijn Terwindt reveals how courtroom narratives often attribute criminality to ideologies or associations going so far as to apply 'terrorism' sentencing enhancements to American environmental activists rather than to actions. This timely and meticulous analysis helps inform how the politics of law impact citizen efforts to draw attention to, and rectify, unjust practices by those in power' -- Heidi Boghosian, Executive Director of the A.J. Muste Memorial Institute'Drawing on three well-chosen and meticulously developed case studies, Carolijn Terwindt's lucid analysis demonstrates how, far from being neutral applications of the law, prosecutorial narratives become sites of contention that can exacerbate long standing socio political conflicts' -- Patricia Richards, Meigs Professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies, University of GeorgiaTable of ContentsSeries Preface Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1. Introduction PART I: LAW, POLITICS AND LEGITIMACY IN LIBERAL DEMOCRACIES 2. When Groups Take Justice into Their Own Hands 3. The Prosecutorial Narrative and the Double Bind of Liberal Legalism 4. Mobilizing the Power of Victimhood 5. Challenging the State’s Crime Definition PART II: WHEN PROSECUTORS RESPOND: NARRATIVES IN ACTION ETA cases in Spain 6. Casting the Net Wider by Calling the Armed Group a Network 112 7. Narrating Praise for ETA Prisoners as Humiliation of Victims “Mapuche conflict” cases in Chile 8. Vacillating between Criminalization and Negotiation 9. Responding to Allegations of Racism and Repression against the Mapuche People “Eco-terrorism” cases in the United States 10. Shifting from Reactive to Proactive Prosecutions 11. Drawing a Boundary between Raising Awareness and Intimidation 12. Conclusion: The Prosecutor’s Contested Claim to Criminal Justice References Interviews Trial Transcripts Index

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Book SynopsisChronicling 30 years of public protest, government U-turns and environmental destruction, this is the story of Britain's transport policyTrade Review'Insightful and full of wonderful colour and incident - this is probably the best dissection of an 'environmental' movement that I have read' -- Charles Secrett, former head of Friends of the Earth England'As a movement for social change it is important that we understand our own history. This is a compelling read.' -- Gail Bradbrook, Co-Founder of Extinction Rebellion'Entertainingly lifts the lid on the real-world to-ing and fro-ing of policy making in what is often a hotly - and sometimes a bitterly - contested environment' -- Steve Gooding, Director of the RAC Foundation'I couldn't put it down until I'd read it right to the end. And even then I wanted more. It's fascinating, important, and very well-informed' -- Professor Phil Goodwin, Emeritus Professor of Transport Policy at UCLTable of ContentsPreface Timeline of Events List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements 1. The Biggest Road-Building Programme Since the Romans (1989–92) 2. Direct Action, Arrests and Unexplained Violence 3. The Newbury Bypass, Reclaim the Streets and ‘Swampy’ 4. The Biggest Hit on the Road Programme Since the Romans Left (1992–7) 5. Integrated Transport, the New Labour Ideal (1997–2000) 6. The Fuel Protests and their Aftermath 7. How Road Pricing Came to London – and Nowhere Else 8. Airport Expansion and Climate Change 9. The Campaign Against a Heathrow Third Runway 10. High-Speed Rail: False Starts and Big Decisions 11. HS2: ‘On Time and On Budget’ 12. Return to Road-building and Airport Expansion (2010–17) 13. The Climate Rebellion Begins 14. The Climate Emergency Changes the Transport World 15. Protest and the Limits to Growth of Transport – and Other Things Afterword Notes Index

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Book SynopsisChronicling 30 years of public protest, government U-turns and environmental destruction, this is the story of Britain's transport policyTrade Review'Insightful and full of wonderful colour and incident - this is probably the best dissection of an 'environmental' movement that I have read' -- Charles Secrett, former head of Friends of the Earth England'As a movement for social change it is important that we understand our own history. This is a compelling read.' -- Gail Bradbrook, Co-Founder of Extinction Rebellion'Entertainingly lifts the lid on the real-world to-ing and fro-ing of policy making in what is often a hotly - and sometimes a bitterly - contested environment' -- Steve Gooding, Director of the RAC Foundation'I couldn't put it down until I'd read it right to the end. And even then I wanted more. It's fascinating, important, and very well-informed' -- Professor Phil Goodwin, Emeritus Professor of Transport Policy at UCLTable of ContentsPreface Timeline of Events List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements 1. The Biggest Road-Building Programme Since the Romans (1989–92) 2. Direct Action, Arrests and Unexplained Violence 3. The Newbury Bypass, Reclaim the Streets and ‘Swampy’ 4. The Biggest Hit on the Road Programme Since the Romans Left (1992–7) 5. Integrated Transport, the New Labour Ideal (1997–2000) 6. The Fuel Protests and their Aftermath 7. How Road Pricing Came to London – and Nowhere Else 8. Airport Expansion and Climate Change 9. The Campaign Against a Heathrow Third Runway 10. High-Speed Rail: False Starts and Big Decisions 11. HS2: ‘On Time and On Budget’ 12. Return to Road-building and Airport Expansion (2010–17) 13. The Climate Rebellion Begins 14. The Climate Emergency Changes the Transport World 15. Protest and the Limits to Growth of Transport – and Other Things Afterword Notes Index

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Book SynopsisExplores activist movements in higher education from around the world, and their connections to broader anti-capitalist and anti-colonial struggles.Trade Review'Student movements all over the world, covered in The University and Social Justice, show the potential student protest has to challenge the current order' -- Counterfire'Essential reading for anyone interested in the state of Higher Education across the globe' -- LSE Review of BooksTable of ContentsList of figures and tables Acknowledgements 1. Lessons in struggle, studies in resistance - Aziz Choudry (McGill Univ., Canada) and Salim Vally (Univ. of Johannesburg, South Africa) 2. The Trajectory of the 2010 Student Movement in the UK: From Student Activism to Strikes - Jamie Woodcock (Univ. of Oxford, UK) 3. Insurgent Subjects: Student Politics, Education, and Dissent in India - Prem Kumar Vijayan (Delhi Univ., India) 4. Neoliberalism, National Security and Academic Knowledge Production in Turkey - Gülden Özcan (Univ. of Lethbridge, Canada) 5. 'Nous' Who? Racialized Social Relations and Quebec Student Movement Politics - rosalind hampton (Univ. of Toronto, Canada) 6. Learning from Chile's Student Movement: Youth Organising and Neoliberal Reaction - Javier Campos-Martinez (Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst, USA) and Dayana Olavarria (Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst, USA) 7. Resisting the US Corporate University: Palestine, Zionism and Campus Politics - Rabab Ibrahim Abdulhadi (San Francisco State Univ., USA) and Saliem Shehadeh (Univ. of California) 8. The Palestinian Student Movement and the Dialectic of Palestinian Liberation and Class Struggles - Lena Meari (Birzeit Univ., Palestine) and Rula Abu-Duhou (Birzeit Univ., Palestine) 9. The New Student Movements in Mexico in the 21st Century: #YoSoy132, Ayotzinapa and #TodosSomosPolitecnico - Alma Maldonado-Maldonado (Center for Advanced Research, Mexico) and Vania Bañuelos Astorga (CREFAL, Mexico) 10. How Did They Fight?: French Student Movements in the Late 2000s and Their Contentious Repertoire - Julie Le Mazier (Pantheon-Sorbonne Univ., France) 11. The Mustfall Mo(ve)ments and 'Publica[c]tion': Reflections on Collective Knowledge Production in South Africa - Asher Gamedze (cultural worker, South Africa) and Leigh-Ann Naidoo (Univ. of Cape Town, South Africa) 12. Revolutionary Vanguard No More?: The Student Movement and the Struggle for Education and Social Justice in Nigeria - Rhoda Nanre Nafziger (Pennsylvania State Univ., USA) and Krystal Strong (Pennsylvania State Univ., USA) 13. Postcolonial versus Transformative Education in the University of Philippines - Sarah Raymundo (Univ. of the Philippines-Diliman, Philippines) and Karlo Mikhail I. Mongaya (Univ. of the Philippines-Diliman, Philippines) Notes on contributors Index

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Book SynopsisExplores activist movements in higher education from around the world, and their connections to broader anti-capitalist and anti-colonial struggles.Trade Review'Student movements all over the world, covered in The University and Social Justice, show the potential student protest has to challenge the current order' -- Counterfire'Essential reading for anyone interested in the state of Higher Education across the globe' -- LSE Review of BooksTable of ContentsList of figures and tables Acknowledgements 1. Lessons in struggle, studies in resistance - Aziz Choudry (McGill Univ., Canada) and Salim Vally (Univ. of Johannesburg, South Africa) 2. The Trajectory of the 2010 Student Movement in the UK: From Student Activism to Strikes - Jamie Woodcock (Univ. of Oxford, UK) 3. Insurgent Subjects: Student Politics, Education, and Dissent in India - Prem Kumar Vijayan (Delhi Univ., India) 4. Neoliberalism, National Security and Academic Knowledge Production in Turkey - Gülden Özcan (Univ. of Lethbridge, Canada) 5. 'Nous' Who? Racialized Social Relations and Quebec Student Movement Politics - rosalind hampton (Univ. of Toronto, Canada) 6. Learning from Chile's Student Movement: Youth Organising and Neoliberal Reaction - Javier Campos-Martinez (Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst, USA) and Dayana Olavarria (Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst, USA) 7. Resisting the US Corporate University: Palestine, Zionism and Campus Politics - Rabab Ibrahim Abdulhadi (San Francisco State Univ., USA) and Saliem Shehadeh (Univ. of California) 8. The Palestinian Student Movement and the Dialectic of Palestinian Liberation and Class Struggles - Lena Meari (Birzeit Univ., Palestine) and Rula Abu-Duhou (Birzeit Univ., Palestine) 9. The New Student Movements in Mexico in the 21st Century: #YoSoy132, Ayotzinapa and #TodosSomosPolitecnico - Alma Maldonado-Maldonado (Center for Advanced Research, Mexico) and Vania Bañuelos Astorga (CREFAL, Mexico) 10. How Did They Fight?: French Student Movements in the Late 2000s and Their Contentious Repertoire - Julie Le Mazier (Pantheon-Sorbonne Univ., France) 11. The Mustfall Mo(ve)ments and 'Publica[c]tion': Reflections on Collective Knowledge Production in South Africa - Asher Gamedze (cultural worker, South Africa) and Leigh-Ann Naidoo (Univ. of Cape Town, South Africa) 12. Revolutionary Vanguard No More?: The Student Movement and the Struggle for Education and Social Justice in Nigeria - Rhoda Nanre Nafziger (Pennsylvania State Univ., USA) and Krystal Strong (Pennsylvania State Univ., USA) 13. Postcolonial versus Transformative Education in the University of Philippines - Sarah Raymundo (Univ. of the Philippines-Diliman, Philippines) and Karlo Mikhail I. Mongaya (Univ. of the Philippines-Diliman, Philippines) Notes on contributors Index

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Book SynopsisA radical exploration of disability praxis from an experienced disability activistTrade Review'A masterful intervention in disability theory and praxis that is particularly pertinent for an age of austerity, pandemic, and rising living costs.' -- Robert Chapman, author of 'Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism''[A] brilliant and much needed contribution to current debates in Disability Politics - offering a timely corrective to the most recent approaches to disability that have taken a neoliberal turn'. -- Ioana Cerasella Chis, social researcher, University of Birmingham'An essential read for the activist and the lay person who is interested in disability. Bob offers a Marxist materialist critique, identifying the limitations of the movement's emphasis on decontextualised legal rights rather than a deeper resistance to wider oppression of disabled people within capitalist society.The book clarified a lot of the main issues for me.' -- Marian Brooks-Sardinha, carer and retired lecturer'Look no further for a comprehensive analysis of the disabled movement which also intelligently looks at how disability can fit into the modern world.' -- Josh Hepple, activist, writer, and Disability Equality TrainerTable of ContentsPart I: Are there four cornerstones of disability politics? 1. The first cornerstone: the fundamental principles of disability 2. The second cornerstone: the self-organisation of disabled people 3. The third cornerstone: self-determination, deinstitutionalisation and promotion of self-directed living 4. The fourth cornerstone: disability culture and identity Part II: Towards a new disability praxis? 6. Impairment and oppression: the battleground reviewed 7. Location of impairment effects within disability politics: interrogating impairment effects and impairment reality 8. Disability praxis: some unanswered questions 9. Developing a radical eco-social approach towards producing and sustaining community-based services 10. From the ashes: a new disability praxis?

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Book SynopsisThink your union doesn’t represent you? Then maybe it’s time to change it.Trade Review'An eloquent and accessible blend of history, theory, and practical advice, ‘Make Bosses Pay’ is essential reading for the new working class. I want to hand this book to every young person starting out in work, and to a surprisingly large number of union leaders as well' -- Sarah Jaffe, author of 'Work Won't Love You Back' (Hurst, 2021)'The pandemic has proved once again that unions are indispensable. Eve's book is a brilliant primer for people wanting to find out more about the movement and why they should join. But she is also clear throughout that unions could be doing more and better, particularly for the young workers who need them so badly in today's unfair economy' -- Frances O'Grady, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC)'A brave manifesto for trade unions at a pivotal moment in our history, expressed through voices from the frontlines of that fight. Eve's bold vision sends a powerful message to any worker who feels disempowered and alone: that you are not alone, that you are a leader and that your time to lead is now' -- Henry Chango Lopez, General Secretary, Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB)‘A call to arms for workers at the whim of apps, bad bosses and zero-hours contracts’ -- ‘i-D’‘As a beginner’s guide to the value of collective campaigning in the workplace, Make Bosses Pay makes a compelling argument that may motivate an otherwise demoralised labour force’ -- Sarah Manavis, ‘New Statesman’‘A hugely optimistic book … part persuasive primer on worker organisation, part galvanising argument for union modernisation’ -- Laura Waddell, ‘The Scotsman’‘Ambitious in scope, sophisticated in argument, and draws from thorough research, all of which Livingston makes lively and accessible through her sharp, lucid prose’ -- ‘Bella Caledonia’‘A manifesto for the power of collective action in the workforce’ -- Katie Goh, 'Huck'‘Searing … a forensic manifesto for unionism that advocates not just for what unions could be, but what they already are’ -- ‘The Skinny’‘Inspiring … an engaging and accessible primer on the necessity of working class power and how a union movement is capable of liberating all workers from capital’s relentless grip’ -- ‘Real Change News’Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Why unions? 2. Your union isn’t rubbish, it’s disempowered 3. Resisting the gig economy 4. Beyond equality and diversity: The case for a liberatory unionism 5. HR are not your friends 6. Transcending the workplace 7. Power up: Organising in the digital age 8. Reimagining union democracy 9. Organising hospitality: A toolkit for the future Conclusion: How unions change our lives Resources

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive new study that uncovers the real story of working-class struggle in TurkeyTrade Review'The most formative work in decades on the Turkish political economy and the devastation wrought by an authoritarian government on the country's workers. I highly recommend this book for all those who seek to understand the emergence of widespread resistance by an increasingly militant working class in Turkey' -- Immanuel Ness, Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and author of 'Organizing Insurgency' (Pluto, 2020)'A deep and timely analysis with an overarching narrative of the Turkish labor markets under the conditionalities of late capitalism [...] An indispensable resource on the economics of labor' -- A. Erinç Yeldan, Professor of Economics at Kadir Has University'Impressively comprehensive [...] The contributions not only cover the sphere of production, but equally social reproduction including the importance of unpaid labour in patriarchal capitalist structures, as well as migration as a source of cheap labour. A must-read for everyone interested in the role of Turkish labour in the crisis-ridden 21st century' -- Andreas Bieler, Professor of Political Economy, University of Nottingham'This excellent book is remarkable for its courageous and insightful analysis. Against the grain of the contemporary near silence about the struggles of society’s surplus value producers who make a living in miserable conditions, this volume articulates the suffering inflicted and brings to the fore the collective forms of resistance to that suffering' -- Professor Werner Bonefeld, University of YorkTable of ContentsList of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction - Mehmet Erman Erol and Çağatay Edgücan Şahin PART I: RESTRUCTURING Neoliberal Restructuring of Labour and the State: From Military Dictatorship to the AKP Era 1. Not-So-Strange Bedfellows: Neoliberalism and the AKP in Turkey - Mehmet Erman Erol 2. Turkey’s Labour Markets Under Neoliberalism: An Overview - Kerem Gökten 3. Commodification and Changing Labour in Turkey: The Working Class in the Public Sector - Koray R. Yılmaz 4. Neoliberal Transformation of Turkey’s Health Sector and its Effects on the Health Labour Force - Sebiha Kablay Gender, Migration and Rural Aspects of Neoliberal Restructuring 5. Between Neoliberalism and Conservatism: Recent Developments and New Agendas in Female Labour Policies in Turkey - Demet Özmen Yılmaz 6. The Making of the Rural Proletariat in Neoliberal Turkey - Coşku Çelik 7. Burden or a Saviour at a Time of Economic Crisis? AKP’s ‘Open-Door Migration Policy’ and its Impact on Labour Market Restructuring in Turkey - Ertan Erol PART II: CONTAINMENT 8. Social Assistance as a Non-Wage Income for the Poor in Turkey: Work and Subsistence Patterns of Social Assistance Recipient Households - Denizcan Kutlu 9. A View of Precarisation from Turkey: Urban-Rural Dynamics and Intergenerational Precarity - Elif Hacısalihoğlu 10. When the Law is Not Enough: ‘Work Accidents’, Profit Maximisation and the Unwritten Rules of Workers’ Health and Safety in New Turkey - Murat Özveri 11. Are We All in the Same Boat? Covid-19 and the Working Class in Turkey - Yeliz Sarıöz Gökten PART III: RESISTANCE 12. Reconsidering Workers’ Self-Management in Turkey: From Resistance to Workers’ Self-Management Possibilities/Constraints - Berna Güler and Erhan Acar 13. Organised Workers’ Struggles Under Neoliberalism: Unions, Capital and the State in Turkey - Çağatay Edgücan Şahin Notes Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive new study that uncovers the real story of working-class struggle in TurkeyTrade Review'The most formative work in decades on the Turkish political economy and the devastation wrought by an authoritarian government on the country's workers. I highly recommend this book for all those who seek to understand the emergence of widespread resistance by an increasingly militant working class in Turkey' -- Immanuel Ness, Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and author of 'Organizing Insurgency' (Pluto, 2020)'A deep and timely analysis with an overarching narrative of the Turkish labor markets under the conditionalities of late capitalism [...] An indispensable resource on the economics of labor' -- A. Erinç Yeldan, Professor of Economics at Kadir Has University'Impressively comprehensive [...] The contributions not only cover the sphere of production, but equally social reproduction including the importance of unpaid labour in patriarchal capitalist structures, as well as migration as a source of cheap labour. A must-read for everyone interested in the role of Turkish labour in the crisis-ridden 21st century' -- Andreas Bieler, Professor of Political Economy, University of Nottingham'This excellent book is remarkable for its courageous and insightful analysis. Against the grain of the contemporary near silence about the struggles of society’s surplus value producers who make a living in miserable conditions, this volume articulates the suffering inflicted and brings to the fore the collective forms of resistance to that suffering' -- Professor Werner Bonefeld, University of YorkTable of ContentsList of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction - Mehmet Erman Erol and Çağatay Edgücan Şahin PART I: RESTRUCTURING Neoliberal Restructuring of Labour and the State: From Military Dictatorship to the AKP Era 1. Not-So-Strange Bedfellows: Neoliberalism and the AKP in Turkey - Mehmet Erman Erol 2. Turkey’s Labour Markets Under Neoliberalism: An Overview - Kerem Gökten 3. Commodification and Changing Labour in Turkey: The Working Class in the Public Sector - Koray R. Yılmaz 4. Neoliberal Transformation of Turkey’s Health Sector and its Effects on the Health Labour Force - Sebiha Kablay Gender, Migration and Rural Aspects of Neoliberal Restructuring 5. Between Neoliberalism and Conservatism: Recent Developments and New Agendas in Female Labour Policies in Turkey - Demet Özmen Yılmaz 6. The Making of the Rural Proletariat in Neoliberal Turkey - Coşku Çelik 7. Burden or a Saviour at a Time of Economic Crisis? AKP’s ‘Open-Door Migration Policy’ and its Impact on Labour Market Restructuring in Turkey - Ertan Erol PART II: CONTAINMENT 8. Social Assistance as a Non-Wage Income for the Poor in Turkey: Work and Subsistence Patterns of Social Assistance Recipient Households - Denizcan Kutlu 9. A View of Precarisation from Turkey: Urban-Rural Dynamics and Intergenerational Precarity - Elif Hacısalihoğlu 10. When the Law is Not Enough: ‘Work Accidents’, Profit Maximisation and the Unwritten Rules of Workers’ Health and Safety in New Turkey - Murat Özveri 11. Are We All in the Same Boat? Covid-19 and the Working Class in Turkey - Yeliz Sarıöz Gökten PART III: RESISTANCE 12. Reconsidering Workers’ Self-Management in Turkey: From Resistance to Workers’ Self-Management Possibilities/Constraints - Berna Güler and Erhan Acar 13. Organised Workers’ Struggles Under Neoliberalism: Unions, Capital and the State in Turkey - Çağatay Edgücan Şahin Notes Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisA celebration and analysis of a 35-year long grassroots movement that successfully overturned the ban on abortion in IrelandTrade Review‘A must-read for anyone interested in reproductive rights. It is a call-to-arms in the ongoing global fight for abortion access and reproductive justice’ -- Bríd Smith TD, People before Profit'An indispensable and compelling read, showing how feminist organising changes law and changes activists' -- Mairead Enright, Reader in Feminist Legal Studies, University of Birmingham and a founding member of Lawyers for Choice‘An in-depth account of how the campaign was fought and won. It’s a fluidly written book filled with clear facts, passionate arguments and compassionate vignettes’ -- ‘Buzz’Table of ContentsForeword – Ruth Coppinger Prologue 1. Introducing the Real Heroes 2. Reproductive Oppressions in Ireland 3. Ireland's Dark History of Injustices Against Women - Camilla Fitzsimons & Sinead Kennedy 4. After the Eighth, the Slow Movement for Repeal - Sinead Kennedy 5. No Quiet Revolution - the Grassroots Gathers 6. The Together for Yes Campaign 7. The Battle Continues 8. Where to Next in the Struggle for Reproductive Rights?

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Book SynopsisA celebration and analysis of a 35-year long grassroots movement that successfully overturned the ban on abortion in IrelandTrade Review‘A must-read for anyone interested in reproductive rights. It is a call-to-arms in the ongoing global fight for abortion access and reproductive justice’ -- Bríd Smith TD, People before Profit'An indispensable and compelling read, showing how feminist organising changes law and changes activists' -- Mairead Enright, Reader in Feminist Legal Studies, University of Birmingham and a founding member of Lawyers for Choice‘An in-depth account of how the campaign was fought and won. It’s a fluidly written book filled with clear facts, passionate arguments and compassionate vignettes’ -- ‘Buzz’Table of ContentsForeword – Ruth Coppinger Prologue 1. Introducing the Real Heroes 2. Reproductive Oppressions in Ireland 3. Ireland's Dark History of Injustices Against Women - Camilla Fitzsimons & Sinead Kennedy 4. After the Eighth, the Slow Movement for Repeal - Sinead Kennedy 5. No Quiet Revolution - the Grassroots Gathers 6. The Together for Yes Campaign 7. The Battle Continues 8. Where to Next in the Struggle for Reproductive Rights?

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