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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 SynopsisWe want neither gods nor emperors, went the words from the Chinese version of The Internationale. Students sang the old socialist song as they gathered in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in the Spring of 1989. This book offers a carefully crafted analysis of the student movement, its leadership, its eventual suppression, and its continuing legacy.

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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 new take on a powerful and revolutionary movementTrade Review'I do not know of any other book that so effectively explains socialist feminism and brings it into conversation with global social movements. At a time when feminism is under fire, Afary has given us a powerful teaching tool!' -- Rosemary Hennessy, author of 'Materialist Feminism and the Politics of Discourse''A powerful critique of authoritarianism, capitalism, sexism, racism and other forms of tranny. Afary unpacks the complicated plethora of gender, race and class theories to show us the way toward a contemporary approach to socialist feminism that is revolutionary' -- Romarilyn Ralston, Black feminist abolitionist and Executive Director of Project Rebound at California State Fullerton'I highly recommend this very readable yet highly rigorous retelling and refiguring of socialist feminism. Afary's claim that humanism is far more flexible than the version that was dismissed in the 1980s is provocative and compelling' -- Judith Grant, Emerita Professor at Ohio University in Athens'When many of us are feeling discouraged with the state of our countries and of the world, Frieda Afary's timely book shows the way to understanding, consciousness, and activism. This book can help prepare young people to improve societies. As the grandmother of two African-American females, I am profoundly grateful for this amazing volume' -- Mary Elaine Hegland, Professor of Anthropology at Santa Clara University'Frieda Afary has dared to challenge the world of intellectuals to define a new action paradigm. How do women protect themselves? Afary debunks the distortions in the 'self to other' relationships, and critically analyses the conditions leading us toward peril and destruction. Whether you read this book all at once or in small settings with friends, you will be better prepared to live within the 21st century' -- Wonda Powell, Emerita Professor of History, Los Angeles Southwest College'Afary's work is important because it goes beyond theoretical inquiry to also include how the clashes of important powers impact the struggles of many people in their everyday lives today, particularly women and people of colour' -- Lisbeth Gant-Britton, author of 'Holt African American History'Table of ContentsIntroduction: Rethinking Socialist Feminism to Find a Pathway Out of Authoritarian Capitalism and Develop a Humanist Alternative 1. The Pandemic, the #MeToo Movement, and Contradictory Developments in Gender Relations 2. Distinctive Features of Authoritarian Capitalism/Imperialism Today and the New Challenges of Black Lives Matter and Global Uprisings 3. Women, Reproductive Labor, and Capital Accumulation: Theories of Social Reproduction 4. Alienated Labor and How It Relates to Gender Oppression 5. Black Feminism and Intersectionality 6. Queer Theories 7. Theorizing a Socialist Humanist and Feminist Alternative to Capitalism 8. Overcoming Domination: Reconceptualizing the Self-Other Relationship Conclusion: Socialist Feminist Revolutionary Organizing in the Twenty-First Century

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Book SynopsisAn all-encompassing Marxist assessment of the economics and politics of the Latin American Left from 1990-2015Trade Review'If you have ever wondered what happened to the beacon of hope that was, until recently, Latin America, this is the book to turn to' -- Andreas Malm, author of Fossil Capital: The Rise of Steam Power and the Roots of Global Warming (Verso, 2015)'Combining a Marxist and a decolonial theoretical framework, Webber brings us much more than a study on economic policies: an insightful assessment of class struggles against the capitalist oligarchies and the market dictatorship in Latin America' -- Michael Löwy, author of Ecosocialism: A Radical Alternative to Capitalist Catastrophe (Haymarket, 2015)'At a time when most scholars of contentious politics have abandoned political economy, Jeffery Webber's latest book is a breath of fresh air ... simply the best book we have on the rise and current crisis of the new Latin American Left' -- Jeff Goodwin, New York University'A lucid, incisive and indispensable contribution for understanding the rise and fall of left and center-left governments associated with Latin America's 'pink tide.' Webber validates the superiority of a critical Marxian and decolonial approach for slicing through the thick layers of the center-left's self-serving rhetoric' -- Fernando Leiva, author of Latin American Neostructuralism: The Contradictions of Post-Neoliberal Development'[A] comprehensive analysis of the rise and recent crisis of the wave of progressive governments in Latin America ... Webber steers a judicious path between the uncritical cheerleaders of this process and those who deny any real gains' -- Socialist Resistance'I strongly recommend that people grappling with the political crisis of left governments in Latin America buy his book and pay close attention to his arguments' -- Louis Proyect, CounterpunchTable of Contents1. Latin America's Second Independence 2. Global Crisis and Latin American Tendencies: The Political Economy of the New Latin American Left 3. Contemporary Latin American Inequality: Class Struggle, Decolonization and the Limits of Liberal Citizenship 4. The Indigenous Community as 'Living Organism': José Carlos Mariátegui, Romantic Marxism and Extractive Capitalism in the Andes 5. Chile's New Left: More Than a Student Movement 6. Evo Morales and the Political Economy of Passive Revolution in Bolivia, 2006-2016 7. The Long March East: Evo Morales and the Consolidation of Agrarian Capitalism in Bolivia 8. Dual Powers, Class Compositions and the Venezuelan People: Reflections on We Created Chávez 9. Conclusion: From Hegemony to Impasse Acknowledgements Index

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Book SynopsisVigilantes operate in the shadows rather than the bright lights of mainstream political consensus. They have arisen at many times in different regions of the world as defenders, often by force, of their view of the good life against those they see to be its enemies.Trade Review'Well researched and clearly written, with little academic jargon. [It] could be of interest to academics and a wider reading public.' Times Higher Education Supplement 'Ray Abraham's book, Vigilant Citizens, begins to break through conventional approaches that simply focus on broad historical or social causes of vigilantism, and has much to offer as a result. By providing a rich historical overview of the social and political contexts in which vigilante groups have emerged, and a balanced degree of detail on their activities and goals, Vigilant Citizens is an excellent text for students, both at undergraduate and graduate levels.' Ron Levi, Faculty of Law and Centre of Criminology, University of Toronto, in the British Journal of Criminology '[An] impressive piece of work that goes a long way to filling a gap in the literature on social protest movements.' Social AnthropologyTable of Contents1. Vigilantes. 2. On the Frontiers of the State. 3. Early San Francisco and Montana. 4. Vigilante Politics. 5. The British Scene. 6. Death Squads. 7. Vigilantism and Gender. 8. Limits of the Law. Notes. References. Index.

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Book Synopsisaeo A highly accessible account of the rise of contemporary popular political, social and economic movements in the Third World. aeo Examines the widespread emergence of popular movements in Latin America, Africa and Asia, arguing that these groups developed from a growing interest in democratic change during the 1980s and 1990s.Trade Review"In this thoughtful book, Haynes focuses on what is clearly a significant but hitherto relatively neglected recent trend in Third World societies - the spread of 'action groups'. He usefully brings together evidence of group activity across the range of Third World regions, social bases and issues. While careful neither to romanticize nor to overgeneralize, he shows how these groups not only constitute a strengthening of civil society but have the potential to contribute to a deepening of democracy." Dr Vicky Randall, University of Essex "A useful introduction to the study of civil societies in the Third World and as such, will almost certainly be added to reading lists on university courses on Third World politics and democratisation studies." Journal of Development StudiesTable of ContentsList of Tables. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Action Groups in Regional Focus. 3. Macroeconomic Decline and Action Groups. 4. Democracy and Indigenous Peoples. 5. Environmental Protection. 6. Women and Empowerment. 7. Islamist Action Groups. 8. Conclusion. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

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Book Synopsis'Ukraine is not a brothel!' This was the first cry of rage uttered by Femen during Euro 2012. Bare-breasted and crowned with flowers, perched on their high heels, Femen transform their bodies into instruments of political expression through slogans and drawings flaunted on their skin.Trade Review"Femen and Everyday Sexism are two breakthrough movements to emerge in recent times, and they bring their own distinct 'manifestos' in book form. Both confirm that feminism is no longer a dirty word among twentysomethings but also that the ideology manifests itself differently from their campaigning Second Wave predecessors." The Independent "With Femen, we are dealing with something new ... Its activists are charting a new route for public discourse about women and religion, and making it an unabashedly universal discourse, venturing into realms where they may be hated, and they may yet pay a high price for this. But that they have gotten people talking, even shouting and crying, is undeniable, and it is good; only through debate and discussion, sometimes painful, often unsettling, will we progress." The Atlantic "Femen’s aims are straightforward, broad and radical. A war on patriarchy on three fronts, calling for an end to all religions, dictatorship and the sex industry." The Guardian "Part manifesto part biography this is Ukranian protest group FEMEN in their own words. Currently exiles in France, the four key members outline their objectives and sextremist tactics. A timely look at their 'non-violent but highly aggressive' topless brand of feminist activism." Diva Magazine "This account will inspire activists and inform scholars for generations." Publishers Weekly Table of ContentsManifesto vii A Movement of Free Women: Preface by Galia Ackerman xiii Part I: The Gang of Four 1. Inna, a Quiet Hooligan 3 2. Anna, the Instigator 13 3. Sasha, the Shy One 24 4. Oksana, the Iconoclast 34 Part II: Action 5. ‘Ukraine Is Not a Brothel’ 43 6. No More Nice Quiet Protests 68 7. Femen Goes All Out 89 8. In Belarus: A Dramatic Experience 105 9. Femen Gets Radical 117 10. ‘I’m Stealing Putin’s Vote!’ 122 11. Naked Rather Than in a Niqab! 128 12. Femen France 150 13. Our Dreams, Our Ideals, Our Men 161 One Year Later: Afterword by Galia Ackerman 168 Notes 182

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Book SynopsisA unique hybrid of ancient and contemporary conservative thought that offers a radical challenge to Western liberalism.Trade Review"Network Democracy provides a unique and fresh analysis of networked communications and behaviours. The author convincingly combines a classical conservative philosophical perspective with contemporary critical social theory to highlight forms of power, domination, and exploitation underlying the networked society." Timothy Kersey, Kennesaw State University"The overall impact of this text and its implications for interpersonal and political action are distinctive and large. The author's sources are a diverse blend of relevant classics, contemporary writing, and eccentric materials." Blaine Baker, McGill University"An innovative critique of modern liberalism that should interest scholars of both liberal and conservative political thought. Highly Recommended." Choice

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Book SynopsisThis volume looks at who participates in advocacy groups, which kinds of groups dominate the political agenda, what influence lobbying has on the government, and how to make these groups a more vibrant and accountable part of political life in this country.Trade ReviewBoth as individual books, as well as the state goals of the Canadian Democratic Audit series, the analyses achieve what they set out to do. It is heartening to see that the state of politics is taken seriously, that there are difficult questions asked, systemic weaknesses are pointed out, and that these authors have the capacity to recommend what it is that might work better to develop a more inclusive and participatory democratic system. These books succeed in that they are moving into a territory that has a broad scope in challenging issues and institutions that set the stage for the major political categories of analysis ... -- Robert Imre, University of Notre Dame, Australia * Political Studies Review, vol. 4, no 2, May 2006 *Table of ContentsTablesForewordAcknowledgments1 Advocacy Groups and Canadian Democracy2 Perspectives on Advocacy Groups and Democracy3 Who Participates in Advocacy Groups?4 The Internal Life of Groups5 Which Interests and Identities Are Mobilized?6 Talking to Governments7 Advocacy Group Involvement in Elections, Litigation, and Protests8 Who Prevails?9 Enhancing the Democratic Role of Advocacy GroupsDiscussion QuestionsAdditional ReadingWorks CitedIndex

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Book SynopsisFor the last two decades, Sidney Tarrow has explored contentious politicsdisruptions of the settled political order caused by social movements. These disruptions range from strikes and street protests to riots and civil disobedience to revolution. In War, States, and Contention, Tarrow shows how such movements sometimes trigger, animate, and guide the course of war and how they sometimes rise during war and in war''s wake to change regimes or even overthrow states. Tarrow draws on evidence from historical and contemporary cases, including revolutionary France, the United States from the Civil War to the antiVietnam War movement, Italy after World War I, and the United States during the decade following 9/11.In the twenty-first century, movements are becoming transnational, and globalization and internationalization are moving war beyond conflict between states. The radically new phenomenon is not that movements make war against states but that states make war against movementTrade ReviewThe analysis of contemporary U.S. political events will be of interest tothose concerned about the recent abuses perpetrated by the U.S. government in the name of democracy and freedom. However, comparative-historical scholars everywhere will appreciate the breadth of Tarrow'stheoretical vision and applaud his illumination of the knotty relationshipbetween war, contentious politics, and civil rights. -- Ann Hironaka * The Journal of Interdisciplinary History *With Sidney Tarrow's framework, we can ask how things might be different, what our limitations are, and what we can do to shape the future. -- John R. Hall * Trajectories *Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Studying War, States, and ContentionPart 1. War and Movements in the Building of New States2. A Movement-State Goes to War: France, 1789–17993. A Movement Makes War: Civil War and Reconstruction4. A War Makes Movements: The Strange Death of Illiberal ItalyPart 2. Endless Wars5. From Statist to Composite Wars6. Wars at Home, 1917–19757. The War at Home, 2001–20138. The American State of Terror9. Contesting HegemonyPart 3. Internationalization and the New World of Contention10. The Dark Side of InternationalismConclusionsNotes References Acknowledgments Index

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Book SynopsisGovernment wrongdoing or negligence harms people worldwide, but not all victims are equally effective at obtaining redress. In Accidental Activists, Celeste L. Arrington examines the interactive dynamics of the politics of redress to understand why not. Relatively powerless groups like redress claimants depend on support from political elites, active groups in society, the media, experts, lawyers, and the interested public to capture democratic policymakers'' attention and sway their decisions. Focusing on when and how such third-party support matters, Arrington finds that elite allies may raise awareness about the victims' cause or sponsor special legislation, but their activities also tend to deter the mobilization of fellow claimants and public sympathy. By contrast, claimants who gain elite allies only after the difficult and potentially risky process of mobilizing societal support tend to achieve more redress, which can include official inquiries, apologies, compensationTrade ReviewThis study is an important addition to research on social movements, particularly given the limited amount of work in English about social movements in Japan and Korea. The book is also a model for how to produce significant comparative qualitative research... * Social Science Japan Journal *Anthropologists, political scientists, and historians, indeed any political activist or scholar interested in popular politics, will benefit from the insights presented. * PoLAR *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Victimhood and Government Accountability 1. Explaining Redress Outcomes 2. Constructing Victimhood and Villainy in Japan and Korea 3. Leprosy Survivors' Rights 4. The Politics of Hepatitis C-Tainted Blood Products 5. The North Korean Abductions and Abductee Families’ Activism Conclusion: The Politics of Redress

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Book SynopsisFocusing on the region of post-Soviet Central Asia, Radnitz investigates the causes of elite-led protest in nondemocratic states, where economic and political opportunities create elites who are independent of the regime, yet vulnerable to harassment.Trade ReviewIn this important study, Radnitz examines the processes of political change in post-Soviet Central Asian states. Based on extensive fieldwork in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Radnitz sets out to understand the dynamics of mass mobilization in opposition to authoritarian regimes.... He argues that these mass protests, rather than being organized by civil society organizations, result from the incentives created by a system... in which... elite actors are able to provide significant benefits to local communities... [allowing them] to mobilize collective action that challenges the state in order to promote their own interests. * Choice *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Puzzles of People Power1. Institutional Uncertainty and Elite-Led Mobilization 2. The View from Below: Communities as Sites for Collective Action 3. The View from Above: State Influences on Elite Opportunities 4. Linkages across Classes: The Development of Subversive Clientelism 5. Mobilization in Rural Kyrgyzstan 6. Elite Networks and the Tulip Revolution 7. Assessing the Dynamics of Mobilization in Diverse ContextsConclusion: Political Economies, Hybrid Regimes, and Challenges to DemocratizationMethodological Appendix Index

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Book SynopsisFor the last two decades, Sidney Tarrow has explored contentious politicsdisruptions of the settled political order caused by social movements. These disruptions range from strikes and street protests to riots and civil disobedience to revolution. In War, States, and Contention, Tarrow shows how such movements sometimes trigger, animate, and guide the course of war and how they sometimes rise during war and in war''s wake to change regimes or even overthrow states. Tarrow draws on evidence from historical and contemporary cases, including revolutionary France, the United States from the Civil War to the antiVietnam War movement, Italy after World War I, and the United States during the decade following 9/11.In the twenty-first century, movements are becoming transnational, and globalization and internationalization are moving war beyond conflict between states. The radically new phenomenon is not that movements make war against states but that states make war against movementTrade ReviewThe analysis of contemporary U.S. political events will be of interest tothose concerned about the recent abuses perpetrated by the U.S. government in the name of democracy and freedom. However, comparative-historical scholars everywhere will appreciate the breadth of Tarrow'stheoretical vision and applaud his illumination of the knotty relationshipbetween war, contentious politics, and civil rights. -- Ann Hironaka * The Journal of Interdisciplinary History *With Sidney Tarrow's framework, we can ask how things might be different, what our limitations are, and what we can do to shape the future. -- John R. Hall * Trajectories *Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Studying War, States, and ContentionPart 1. War and Movements in the Building of New States2. A Movement-State Goes to War: France, 1789–17993. A Movement Makes War: Civil War and Reconstruction4. A War Makes Movements: The Strange Death of Illiberal ItalyPart 2. Endless Wars5. From Statist to Composite Wars6. Wars at Home, 1917–19757. The War at Home, 2001–20138. The American State of Terror9. Contesting HegemonyPart 3. Internationalization and the New World of Contention10. The Dark Side of InternationalismConclusionsNotes References Acknowledgments Index

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Book SynopsisThis is a history of student protests in Shanghai from the turn of the century to 1949, showing how these students experienced and help shape the course of the Chinese Revolution.Trade Review"Wasserstrom has made a major contribution by shaping the history of student protest into a single, twentieth-century story and pattern of complexity. In doing so, he offers a model for rethinking the late imperial, republican, and communist periods as a historical unit conditioned by indigenous and global forces, and explained by sinological and comparative methods."—Journal of Asian Studies"It succeeds very well at what it sets out to do: to bring Shanghai and performance theory to bear upon our understanding of student activism in twentieth-century China. Enriched by a comprehensive bibliographical essay and suggestive comparisons with Russian, American, and European student movements, this study sets a new standard for research in social history."—The China Quarterly"Wasserstrom's study is an important contribution to political, social, and cultural history, and by focusing on the role and techniques of student protest has added an important piece to the complex jigsaw of China's twentieth-century revolution."—Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies"Analytical and rich in detail, . . . this study makes an important contribution to our understanding of the roles educated Chinese youth played as challengers of authority."—Journal of Asian HistoryTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I. The Warlord Era, 1911-1927: 1. Shanghai and its students, 1911-1927 2. The May 4th movement 3. Student tactics 4. The May 30th movement 5. Organization and mobilization Part II. The Nationalist Period, 1927-1949: 6. Shanghai and its students, 1927-1949 7. The student movement of 1931 8. The language of student protest 9. Student struggles of the mid-1940s 10. The power of student protest Epilogue: the May 4th tradition in the 1980s Notes Bibliorgaphic essay Bibliography Chinese character list Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines and criticizes recent research on social movements, in particular the strengths and limitations of political opportunity structures as a theoretical tool.Trade Review"Debates about the concept of political opportunity structure remain vivid and strongly divisive. This book clearly highlights the variety of theoretical conceptualizations in the field and offers path-breaking proposals that will be very useful in future discussions about the actual effect of political contexts on the fate of social movements."—Olivier Fillieule, University of Lausanne"This book edited by two renowned social movement scholars addresses a fundamental debate in the field regarding the impact of political opportunity on social movements and other forms of political contention. A must read for students and scholars alike, it proposes a synthetic but more strategic approach that takes into account the micro-structural processes and mechanisms beneath the political contexts that inspire collective action."—Verta Taylor, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Book SynopsisBy revealing an unknown dimension of American pacifism, Smoke Jumping on the Western Fire Line fills a gap in World War II history and restores the reputation of the brave men who, even in the face of public ostracism, held true to their beliefs and served their country with honour.

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Book SynopsisTells the story of student and worker uprisings in France through the lens of theatre history, and the story of French theatre through the lens of May â68. The book shows how theatre artists during this period used a strategy of occupation - buildings, streets, language, words, traditions, artistic processes - as their central tactic of protest.

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Book SynopsisAmerican Patriotism, American Protest explores how, during the 1970s and beyond, the gay rights movement, second-wave feminism, the protests against busing to desegregate schools, the tax revolt, and the antiabortion struggle all drew inspiration from the protest movements of the 1960s.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Patriotism, Protest, and the 1960s 2 The Struggle for Gay Rights 3 Women's Rights—The Second Wave 4 The Battles over Busing 5 The Tax Revolt 6 The Anti-Abortion Movement Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisBased on original materials gathered from extensive international travel, hundreds of interviews and empirical field research, thims text studies Pan-African organizations and their political activities inside black communities.

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Book SynopsisAn interpretive history of the anti-war movement in the USA throughout the entire Vietnam era. The authors portray the movement as a social force that energized people culturally yet failed to develop enduring political strength.

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Book SynopsisIn Challenging Social Inequality, an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars and development workers explores the causes, consequences, and contemporary reactions to Brazil's sharply unequal agrarian structure.Trade Review"Challenging Social Inequality is the most comprehensive study to date of the agrarian question in Brazil and of the Movement of Landless Rural Workers, the social movement that has challenged land concentration, social inequality, and poverty in Brazil since the mid-1980s. The contributors, most of whom are Brazilian, examine the movement's history, organization, and strategies, and its interaction with the state, political parties, and other social movements. In addition, Miguel Carter addresses complex and controversial issues in the introduction and conclusion, further expanding our understanding of contemporary Brazil."—Leslie Bethell, St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford"This collection offers as definitive a history of the Movement of Landless Rural Workers as is now possible. The contributors examine the movement's founding and rapid expansion in every state; its conflicts with landowners and political authorities; its methods, grassroots practices, and achievements in seeking to impart the arts of husbandry, equality, and democracy to the rural third of the nation, which is largely landless, hungry, and bereft of the means of citizenship. Challenging Social Inequality is a complete guide to a social movement of enormous importance, one comparable to the civil rights movement in the United States particularly with respect to its capacity to mobilize, raise consciousness, and bring about change."—Ralph Della Cava, Institute of Latin American Studies, Columbia University"Carter’s 2015 volume is the most comprehensive and extensive treatment of the MST to date, bringing together prominent scholars that have been working with and conducting research on the MST over the past three decades." -- Rebecca Tarlau * European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies *"The interdisciplinary nature of the collection—featuring geographers, anthropologists, and sociologists, as well as political scientists—offers readers many well-researched, diverse theoretical perspectives on the largest social movement active in Latin America. The various chapters from Brazilian scholars will acquaint readers with first-rate social science scholarship that Carter himself translated from the original Portuguese. This volume is the most complete book on what can be considered Latin America’s most innovative social movement." -- Anthony Pahnke * Perspectives on Politics *"[W]ell written, clearly organized, and based on significant and in-depth research conducted at different times and across politically and ecologically diverse places. Chapters are linked by a clear, shared focus on social inequality and a similar yet geographically and temporally grounded manifestation and analysis of problems and struggles.” -- Cathy A. Rakowski * Rural Sociology *"Challenging Social Inequality shows disciplinary and scholarly breadth. . . . This volume—launched early in the [Worker's Party] decline—contributes greatly to post-2018 political debates and MST history writ large." -- Travis Knoll * The Latin Americanist *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix List of Figures, Maps, and Tables xiii List of Abbreviations xvii An Overview / Miguel Carter xxiii 1. Social Inequality, Agrarian Reform, and Democracy in Brazil / Miguel Carter 1 Part I. The Agrarian Question and Rural Social Movements in Brazil 2. The Agrarian Question and Agribusiness in Brazil / Ghilherme Costa Delgado 43 3. Rural Social Movements, Struggles for Rights, and Land Reform in Contemporary Brazilian History / Leonilde Sérvolo de Medeiros 68 4. Churches, the Pastoral Land Commission, and the Mobilization for Agrarian Reform / Ivo Poletto 90 Part II. MST History and Struggle for Land 5. The Formation and Territorialization of the MST in Brazil / Bernardo Mançano Fernandes 115 6. Origins and Consolidation of the MST in Rio Grande do Sul / Miguel Carter 149 7. Under the Black Tarp: The Legitimacy and Dynamics of Land Occupations in Pernambuco / Lygia Maria Sigaud 182 8. From Posseiro to Sem Terra: The Impact of MST Land Struggles in the State of Pará / Gabriel Ondetti, Emmanuel Wambergue, and José Batista Conçalves Afonso 202 Part III. MST's Agricultural Settlements 9. The Struggle on Land: Source of Growth, Innovation, and Constant Challenge for the MST / Miguel Carter and Horacio Martins de Carvalho 229 10. Rural Settlements and the MST in São Paulo: From Social Conflict to the Diversity of Local Impacts / Sonia Maria P. P. Bergamasco and Luiz Antonio Cabello Noder 274 11. Community Building in an MST Settlement in Northeast Brazil / Elena Calvo-González 293 12. MST Settlements in Pernambuco: Identity and the Politics of Resistance / Wendy Wolford 310 Part IV. The MST, Politics, and Society in Brazil 13. Working with Governments: The MST's Experience with the Cardoso and Lula Administrations / Sue Branford 331 14. The MST and the Rule of Law in Brazil / George Mészáros 351 15. Beyond the MST: The Impact on Brazilian Social Movements / Marcelo Carvalho Rosa 375 16. Challenging Social Inequality: Contention, Context, and Consequences / Miguel Carter 390 Epilogue. Broken Promise: The Land Reform Debacle Under the PT Governments / Miguel Carter 413 References 429 Contributors 469 Index 473

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Book SynopsisA study that demonstrates how crucial civil society has been to democratic transition, democratic failure, and the recent, ongoing efforts to reform, deepen, and consolidate democracy in Korea.

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Book SynopsisCalling into question the Cold War perspective that continued to permeate analyses of radicalism long after the fall of the Soviet Union, this study examines young Depression-Era radicals’ worldview—a worldview developed from the epicenter of young radical activism and ideology: New York City college campuses.Trade Review"Fighting Authoritarianism provides a new and important examination of U.S. youth activism of the 1930s. Moving beyond the Cold War concerns that have dominated past studies of dissident youth in that era, Britt Haas shows us how their ideals and actions were, in many ways, quintessentially American." -- -Lawrence S. Wittner Professor of History emeritus, SUNY/Albany "From the cloisters of Columbia University to the coalfields of Kentucky, from racism in the South to the civil war in Spain, American youth in the 1930s mobilized against social and political injustice. This engaging study of progressive youth organizations charts their origins, their quest to fashion an America true to its ideals, and their demise. One of the strengths of Fighting Authoritarianism is that we hear the voices of young people; voices that speak, most often, with optimism and hope. By giving youth agency, Haas eschews the Cold War paradigm of earlier studies that emphasized communist control, and confirms that youth activism can be a source of inspiration in dark times." -- --Phillip Deery Victoria University, Melbourne "This book is a major contribution to the historiography of the era of the Great Depression. The role of youth has often been overlooked, but that is being corrected, especially with the scholarship of this book. Recommended highly for all people interested in the Great Depression." -- -Donald W. Whisenhunt Western Washing UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. The Effects of the Crash: The Youth Problem from New York City to Harlan County, Kentucky, and Back Again Chapter 2. The Reed Harrison Affair: Youth Claim Their Rights and Freedoms at Columbia University and Beyond Chapter 3. The Scottsboro Boys: Demands for Equality from the Deep South to New York City Chapter 4. The Popular Front: Strength in Unity, New York City Organizations Come Together in Solidarity Chapter 5. Playing Politics and Making Policy: Institutionalizing a Vision from New York to Washington Chapter 6. The Fight Against Fascism: The Spanish Republicans Find their Support in New York City Chapter 7. Dissolution: World War II Subverts the Zeitgeist and Youth's Vision for America Conclusion

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Book SynopsisCalling into question the Cold War perspective that continued to permeate analyses of radicalism long after the fall of the Soviet Union, this study examines young Depression-Era radicals' worldviewa worldview developed from the epicenter of young radical activism and ideology: New York City college campuses.Trade Review"Fighting Authoritarianism provides a new and important examination of U.S. youth activism of the 1930s. Moving beyond the Cold War concerns that have dominated past studies of dissident youth in that era, Britt Haas shows us how their ideals and actions were, in many ways, quintessentially American." -- -Lawrence S. Wittner Professor of History emeritus, SUNY/Albany "From the cloisters of Columbia University to the coalfields of Kentucky, from racism in the South to the civil war in Spain, American youth in the 1930s mobilized against social and political injustice. This engaging study of progressive youth organizations charts their origins, their quest to fashion an America true to its ideals, and their demise. One of the strengths of Fighting Authoritarianism is that we hear the voices of young people; voices that speak, most often, with optimism and hope. By giving youth agency, Haas eschews the Cold War paradigm of earlier studies that emphasized communist control, and confirms that youth activism can be a source of inspiration in dark times." -- --Phillip Deery Victoria University, Melbourne "This book is a major contribution to the historiography of the era of the Great Depression. The role of youth has often been overlooked, but that is being corrected, especially with the scholarship of this book. Recommended highly for all people interested in the Great Depression." -- -Donald W. Whisenhunt Western Washing UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. The Effects of the Crash: The Youth Problem from New York City to Harlan County, Kentucky, and Back Again Chapter 2. The Reed Harrison Affair: Youth Claim Their Rights and Freedoms at Columbia University and Beyond Chapter 3. The Scottsboro Boys: Demands for Equality from the Deep South to New York City Chapter 4. The Popular Front: Strength in Unity, New York City Organizations Come Together in Solidarity Chapter 5. Playing Politics and Making Policy: Institutionalizing a Vision from New York to Washington Chapter 6. The Fight Against Fascism: The Spanish Republicans Find their Support in New York City Chapter 7. Dissolution: World War II Subverts the Zeitgeist and Youth's Vision for America Conclusion

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Book SynopsisStreets in Korea rarely go quiet without first having a public demonstration and Korean citizens are known as seasoned protestors, charting the course of national politics. Between the Streets and the Assembly explores how protest movements have become the prominent mode of democratic politics in Korea.

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Book SynopsisIn Radical Utu: Critical Ideas and Ideals of Wangari Muta Maathai, Wangari Maathai is presented as a scholar whose contributions to gender equality, democratic spaces, economic equity and global governance, and indigenous African languages and knowledges paralleled her renowned environmental activism.Trade Review“In this loving, well-researched, and beautifully written book, Besi Brillian Muhonja brings out the other side of the distinguished environmentalist and Nobel laureate, Wangari Muta Maathai—that of thinker and activist scholar. By focusing on the philosophical and theoretical legacies of Maathai’s work, the book takes us beyond the controversies and headlines to provide a powerful analysis of the philosophical thinking that drove her activism. Radical Utu is a model of how to prioritize African thinkers in the production of global knowledge.”“This is a brilliant articulation of Nobel laureate Wangari Muta Maathai’s philosophy of holistic environmentalism that is unapologetically rooted in radical utu, a philosophy of personhood that drives the rebalancing of power in societies. Muhonja applies the epistemological strategy of critical decolonial thinking to render visible the superb powerful thinker that is Wangari Maathai, who conceptually moved our comprehension of the self to a transgendered place where ecology revivifies humanity only if we, in turn, tend to its healing transformational powers.”

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Facial recognition technologies (FRT) are spreading rapidly worldwide, and have become embedded in numerous everyday government and corporate practices. This widespread adoption has prompted extensive criticism, particularly from civil society groups concerned about human rights abuses and discriminatory impacts for marginalized and vulnerable communities. In Identified, Tracked, and Profiled, Peter Dauvergne provides a much-needed and thoroughly comprehensive overview of the regulatory issues and policy disputes around FRT. This book is essential reading for those interested in political contests over our changing digital landscape.’ -- Ron Deibert, University of Toronto, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION 1. Introducing facial recognition technology 2. Resisting the normalization of facial recognition PART II REINING IN FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY 3. The movement to oppose facial recognition 4. The politics of facial recognition bans in the United States 5. Regulating facial recognition in the United States 6. Rising global opposition to face surveillance PART III THE GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY OF FACIAL RECOGNITION 7. The corporate politics of facial recognition 8. The everyday politics of facial recognition in China 9. The globalization of facial recognition technology PART IV CONCLUSIONS 10. The future of facial recognition technology Appendix: interviews Index

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