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Cambridge University Press Linking Citizens to Government
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Cambridge University Press Total Lobbying
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Cambridge University Press Domestic Society and International Cooperation
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Cambridge University Press Domestic Society and International Cooperation The Impact of Protest on US Arms Control Policy 60 Cambridge Studies in International Relations Series Number 60
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Cambridge University Press The Womens Movement against Sexual Harassment
Book SynopsisThis book examines the diverse social movement that created public policy on sexual harassment. Based on interviews and original research, this book shows how the movement against sexual harassment fundamentally changed American life.Trade Review'Baker's book adds important concrete detail and facts to the narrative of sexual harassment. Moving away from the theoretical legal abstraction, she engages in a necessary descriptive and explanatory account of how the change in law really happened. … The book provides a fresh perspective on the issue of sexual harassment, adding the historical background and foundation necessary to understand the contours of the existing law, and the pre-existing concerns that drove the movement for a law responsive to the needs of women.' Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction: enter at your own risk; Part I. Raising the Issue of Sexual Harassment: 1. Articulating the wrong: resistance to sexual harassment in the early 1970s; 2. Speaking out: collective action against sexual harassment in the mid-1970s; 3. A winning strategy: early legal victories against sexual harassment; Part II. Growth of a Movement against Sexual Harassment: 4. Blue-collar workers and the hostile environment of sexual harassment; 5. Expansion of the movement in the late 1970s: activism, theory, and the media; Part III. The Movement's Influence on Public Policy: 6. Government policy develops; 7. Fighting the backlash: feminist activism in the 1980s; 8. Legal victory: the Supreme Court and beyond; Conclusion: entering the mainstream.
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Cambridge University Press Total Lobbying
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Cambridge University Press The Womens Movement Against Sexual Harassment
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Cambridge University Press London Chartism 1838 1848
Book SynopsisThis book, the first full-length study of metropolitan Chartism, provides extensive new material for the 1840s and establishes the regional and national importance of the London movement throughout this decade.Table of ContentsList of tables; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Map; Part I. The Character of London and its Chartism: 1. Some aspects of London in the Chartist period; 2. The metropolitan economy; 3. A profile of London Chartism; Part II. The Course of Events: 4. The political background to Chartism; 5. 1838–1840: apathetic London; 6. 1840–1842: The success of London Chartism; 7. 1843–1847: difficult years; 8. The Irish; 9. 1848: turbulent London; Part III. Disturbance and the Maintenance of Order: 10. Metropolis and police; 11. Riot; 12. Riot: the maintenance of order; 13. The great meetings of 1848; 14. The great meetings: the maintenance of order; Part IV. The Trades: 15. Introduction; 16. The boot and shoemakers; 17. The tailors; 18. The building trades; 19. The silk-weavers; 20. The metal trades; 21. The furniture trades; 22. The hatters; 23. The leather trades; 24. The printing and book trades; 25. The jewellery trades and watchmaking; 26. The riverside trades; 27. The bakers; 28. The linen drapers' assistants - and other non-manual workers; 29. Labourers; Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Managed Dissent
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Cambridge University Press Atomized Incorporation
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Cambridge University Press Reform for Sale
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Cambridge University Press The Political Life of Memory
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Cambridge University Press Mobilizing for Abortion Rights in Latin America
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Cambridge University Press Mobilizing for Abortion Rights in Latin America
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Cambridge University Press Making Protest
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Cambridge University Press Protest Reform and Repression in Khrushchevs Soviet Union
Book SynopsisRobert Hornsby examines the nature of political protest in the USSR following Stalin's death. He explores the emergence of underground groups, mass riots and public attacks on authority as well as the ways in which the Soviet regime under Khrushchev viewed and responded to these challenges.Trade Review'Hornsby argues that dissent during the Khrushchev period was more varied and widespread than customary depictions indicate … using archival sources, he contends convincingly that the Soviet leader's primary goal was to maintain political stability without using terror, not to establish greater political freedom.' K. D. Slepyan, Choice'Hornsby's book is a very well researched, richly detailed and elegantly written synthesis of dissent and popular protest under Khrushchev.' H-Soz-u-KultTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I: 1. An end to silence; 2. Putting out fires; 3. After the Hungarian rising; 4. Turning back the tide: the clampdown on dissent; Part II: 5. The anti-Soviet underground; 6. Taking to the streets; 7. Less repression, more policing; 8. The application of force; 9. A precursor to the Soviet human rights movement; Conclusion.
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Cambridge University Press NonViolence and the French Revolution
Book SynopsisContesting the centrality of violence in the French Revolution, Micah Alpaugh reveals instead the prevalence of non-violent tactics among the sans-culottes of Paris. Non-Violence and the French Revolution explores the rise of modern democratic protest methods and offers new interpretations of several of the French Revolution's most important events.Trade Review'Micah Alpaugh offers an important new perspective on the complex urban culture of eighteenth-century Paris, and on the French Revolution. Reading beyond the traditional narrative of violent confrontations, he shows us persuasively that such clashes were the exception rather than the rule, and that overt confrontation often came after the failure of authorities to respond to popular concerns expressed through the full panoply of a surprisingly modern culture of democratic engagement.' David Andress, University of Portsmouth'An impressively researched book that transforms our understanding of eighteenth-century protest and of the revolutionary process in Paris. A major contribution to the history of the French Revolution.' David Garrioch, Monash University, Australia'Non-Violence and the French Revolution challenges one of the central images of the French Revolution in the western imaginary. Micah Alpaugh shows us that the violent actions of the Parisian crowd need to be set in the context of a huge but largely hidden wave of popular protest and demonstration characterised essentially by non-violence. Placing the Parisian sans-culottes back at the centre of his analysis, this imaginative and striking study contributes significantly to a new social and political history of the Revolution.' Colin Jones, Queen Mary University of London'Alpaugh gives us a fresh and compelling thesis about the essentially non-violent and almost continuous protest of the revolutionary years in Paris, a major contribution to our understanding of the roots of collective, participatory democracy.' Peter McPhee, University of Melbourne'It is a well-researched book that deserves to be widely read and debated … this book is a fine contribution to historical writing on the political life of the streets in Paris during the French Revolution.' Mark Jones, European Review of History'Alpaugh deploys his own impressive evidentiary base to portray protesters as rational actors experimenting with non-violent ways of participating in the political process, experiments that helped to shape contentious politics in the age of democratization.' Cynthia A. Bouton, American Historical Review'Alpaugh's book is a compelling riposte to those who have conceptualised the Revolution as essentially violent: but it is also a passionate reflection, drawing on a vast range of sources, on key global questions of revolution in the eighteenth century and today. This book demonstrates that there are many ways to do global history: the Paris sections - so richly documented, and so frequently analysed by scholars over the past century - serve here as a microcosm for thinking about the emergence of contentious politics and popular participatory democracy, with global implications.' Ian Coller, French History'Alpaugh has offered yet another empirical rebuttal to a thesis that has received disproportionate attention … [he] is to be commended for reminding us of the nonviolent nature and focused purposes of most Parisian political demonstrations during the Revolution.' Michael P. Fitzsimmons, The Journal of Modern HistoryTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Marching in Paris, from the Old Regime to the Revolution; 2. Political demonstrations and the politics of escalation in 1789; 3. From rapprochement to radicalism, 1790–1; 4. War, collaborative protest, and the 1792 Republican movement; 5. Fraternal protest in a time of terror, August 1792–September 1793; 6. Reasserting collective action: 1794–5; 7. Moderate and conservative marches in Revolutionary Paris; Conclusion; Appendix: Parisian protests, 1787–95; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press The Gordon Riots Politics Culture And Insurrection In Late EighteenthCentury Britain
Book SynopsisThe Gordon riots of June 1780 were the most devastating outbreak of urban violence in British history. For almost a week large parts of central London were ablaze, prisons were destroyed and the Bank of England attacked. Hundreds of rioters were shot dead by troops and for many observers it seemed that England was on the verge of a revolution. The first scholarly study in a generation, this book brings together leading scholars from historical and literary studies to provide new perspectives on these momentous events. The essays include new archival work on the religious, political and international contexts of the riots and new interpretations of contemporary literary and artistic sources. For too long the significance of the Gordon riots has been overshadowed by the impact of the French revolution on British society and culture: this book restores the riots to their central position in late eighteenth-century Britain.Trade Review'These essays offer historians of the eighteenth-century a valuable re-examination of these events which have long been seen through too narrow a lens. Contemporary ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction Ian Haywood and John Seed; Part I. The Political Moment of 1780: 1. The Gordon riots and the politics of war Nicholas Rogers; 2. The 1780 Protestant petitions and the culture of petitioning Mark Knights; 3. 'The fall of Romish Babylon anticipated': plebeian Dissenters and anti-popery in the Gordon riots John Seed; 4. Imperial disruptions: city, nation, and empire in the Gordon riots Dana Rabin; Part II. Representing the Unrepresentable: 5. 'A metropolis in flames and a nation in ruins': the Gordon riots as sublime spectacle Ian Haywood; 6. 'The worse than Negro barbarity of the populace': Ignatius Sancho witnesses the Gordon riots Brycchan Carey; 7. Thomas Holcroft and the Gordon riots: Romantic revisionings Miriam L. Wallace; Part III. The Aftermath: Politics, Social Order and Cultural Memory: 8. Re-negotiating the bloody code: the Gordon riots and the transformation of popular attitudes to the criminal justice system Tim Hitchcock; 9. 'For the safety of the city': the geography and social politics of public execution after the Gordon riots Matthew White; 10. 'Mad misrule': the Gordon riots and conservative memory Susan Matthews; Afterword; 11. George Gordon: a biographical reassessment Dominic Green; Select bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Protest Reform and Repression in Khrushchevs Soviet Union
Book SynopsisRobert Hornsby examines the nature of political protest in the USSR following Stalin's death. He explores the emergence of underground groups, mass riots and public attacks on authority as well as the ways in which the Soviet regime under Khrushchev viewed and responded to these challenges.Trade Review'Hornsby argues that dissent during the Khrushchev period was more varied and widespread than customary depictions indicate … using archival sources, he contends convincingly that the Soviet leader's primary goal was to maintain political stability without using terror, not to establish greater political freedom.' K. D. Slepyan, Choice'Hornsby's book is a very well researched, richly detailed and elegantly written synthesis of dissent and popular protest under Khrushchev.' H-Soz-u-KultTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I: 1. An end to silence; 2. Putting out fires; 3. After the Hungarian rising; 4. Turning back the tide: the clampdown on dissent; Part II: 5. The anti-Soviet underground; 6. Taking to the streets; 7. Less repression, more policing; 8. The application of force; 9. A precursor to the Soviet human rights movement; Conclusion.
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Cambridge University Press Feminism and the Servant Problem
Book SynopsisIn the early twentieth century, women fought for the right to professional employment and political influence outside the home. Yet if liberation from household ''drudgery'' meant employing another woman to do it, where did this leave domestic servants? Both inspired and frustrated by the growing feminist movement, servants began forming their own trade unions, demanding better conditions and rights at work. Feminism and the Servant Problem is the first ever history of how these militant maids and their mistresses joined forces in the struggle for the vote but also clashed over competing class interests. Laura Schwartz uncovers a forgotten history of domestic worker organising and early feminist thinking on reproductive labour, and offers a new perspective on the class politics of the suffrage movement, challenging traditional notions of who made up the British working-class.Trade Review'Exploitation is not about whether employers are nice or nasty, says Laura Schwartz. In this book it's about the labour relationship between women - feminist, suffragist and other - and their servants. A scintillating contribution to the new labour history of Britain in which voices from the women workers historians have most neglected, speak loud and clear.' Carolyn Steedman, University of Warwick'A wonderful, lucid account of the relationship between domestic service and women's suffrage in early twentieth-century Britain. Schwartz highlights the contradictions within the movement, and sensitively draws attention to long lasting structural inequalities. Using richly woven archival material, Schwartz offers a brilliant intervention and model on how one can write a feminist history of class-based struggle that highlights the voices and perspectives of domestic workers. A must-read.' Sumita Mukherjee, University of Bristol'Laura Schwartz has given us a rich account of the social and everyday history of paid for domestic labour in early twentieth century Britain. Feminism and the Servant Problem is an exciting new breed of history that spans the social, cultural, intellectual, emotional, and political. Written with panache, this history offers a fascinating new angle on suffrage feminism.' Lucy Delap, Murray Edwards College, Cambridge'This is not simply another history of the suffrage campaign, though it does much to enrich our understanding of everyday politics in the women's movement, and particularly cross-class relationships within it. Rather, it is an exceptionally lucid contribution to histories of work and feminism which is unusually effective at bringing emotional texture to intellectual debates and using individual critiques to illuminate structural inequalities. Energetic and exceptionally clear and accessible prose will make it invaluable to students as well as more advanced scholars. It is an outstanding achievement.' Lyndsey Jenkins, Women's History Review'… [a] meticulous, fascinating study …' Zoe Fairbairns, Book Oxygen (www.bookoxygen.com)'… offers the first full-length study of the relationship between middle-class feminists in England and their servants … Schwartz's work ably explores suffrage in a wider political context.' R. J. Bates, Choice'This is a landmark study of domestic service, work and feminist politics which will surely engage readers across the academy and beyond, and should be adopted on reading lists at all levels of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.' Zoe Thomas, Social History'… Feminism and the Servant Problem is an important contribution to the history of work and feminism. By integrating servants' voices into the history of the suffrage movement, Schwartz has produced a new account of servants' politics and shown how first-wave feminism thought to transform the home and the domestic labour happening within it.' Fanny Louvier, Labour History Review'A strength of this book lies in Schwartz's ability to combine her feminist commitment to the present with a sharp historical focus … Schwartz's confident, energetic book is a fundamental text for those wishing to understand how early feminists grappled with the burden of reproductive labour. Many of their questions remained unresolved today.' Grace Whorrall-Campbell, Family & Community HistoryTable of ContentsList of figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction. Whose problem was the 'servant problem'?; 1. The 'servant problem' and the suffrage home; 2. Servants in the suffrage movement; 3. The housework problem; 4. Domestic labour and the feminist work ethic; 5. The domestic workers' union of Great Britain and Ireland; 6. Servants and co-operative housekeeping; Conclusion; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Military Politics of the Contemporary Arab World
Book SynopsisAside from large-scale civic mobilisations, no force was more critical to the outcomes of the 2011 Arab uprisings than the armed forces. Nearly a decade after these events, we see militaries across the region in power, once again performing critical roles in state politics. Taking as a point of reference five case studies where uprisings took place in 2011, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen and Syria, Philippe Droz-Vincent explores how these armies were able to install themselves for decades under enduring authoritarian regimes, how armies reacted to the 2011 Uprisings, and what role they played in the post-Uprising regime re-formations or collapses. Devoting a chapter to monarchical armies with a special focus on Saudi Arabia and the UAE, Droz-Vincent addresses whether monarchies radically differ from republics, to compare the foundational role of Arab armies in state building, in the Arab world and beyond.Trade Review'Droz-Vincent's historically grounded, comparative study of the changing political roles of Arab militaries is both theoretically informed and rich in detail. By correctly placing those militaries at the heart of their respective political systems, he underscores this distinctive feature of Arab politics and its profoundly negative consequences for the Middle East.' Robert Springborg, Professor of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School'Military praetorianism has epitomized the Arab world for decades, but it has not been uniform either in content or over time. Droz-Vincent deftly dissects the military phenomenon across three distinct phases of military predominance, culminating in the period since the 2011 uprisings. He focuses mainly on Egypt, Libya, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen, the countries most impacted by the uprisings, but the reader will find that he casts his analytic net more broadly.' John Waterbury, President Emeritus, American University of Beirut'a valuable contribution to an oft-overlooked aspect of military forces in the region, namely their relations with power, notably civil power … Although ultimately a historical book, Philippe Droz-Vincent's work serves as a blueprint for the future, and what can be expected from Arab military forces as politicised but powerful actors.' Florence Gaub, The International SpectatorTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The surge of armies in Arab states; 2. Changing dynamics with the rise of authoritarian regimes; 3. Armies living under enduring authoritarian regimes: the officer as an (influential) bureaucrat; 4. Are Arab monarchies different?; 5. Agency restored? Uprisings, surprise, army intervention and abyssal challenges ahead; 6. Post-uprising eras and regime (tentative) re-formations; Conclusion. Arab armies once again at the forefront.
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Cambridge University Press The Age of CounterRevolution
Book SynopsisThe ''Arab Spring'' has come to symbolise defeated hopes for democracy and social justice in the Middle East. In this book, Jamie Allinson demonstrates how these defeats were far from inevitable. Rather than conceptualising the ''Arab Spring'' as a series of failed revolutions, Allinson argues it is better understood as a series of successful counter-revolutions. By comparing the uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, Libya and Yemen, this book shows how these profoundly revolutionary situations were overturned by counter-revolutions. Placing the fate of the Arab uprisings in a global context, Allinson reveals how counter-revolutions rely on popular support and cross borders to forge international alliances. By connecting the Arab uprisings to the decade of global protest that followed them, this innovative work demonstrates how new forms of counter-revolution have rendered it near impossible to implement political change without first enacting fundamental social transformation.Trade Review'The Age of Counter-Revolution provides the most perceptive insights into counter-revolution since the work of Arno Mayer some 50 years ago. It combines a richness of detail alongside a striking command of theoretical debates. The book contains a simple, powerful message: for revolutions to fail, counter-revolutions must succeed. In this way, counter-revolutionary projects, founded on logics of preservation and defence, are just as powerful as revolutions. The book is the hallmark of a skilful, creative operator within the history-theory loop. It is essential reading.' George Lawson, Australian National University'This book is a crucial intervention in the current debates about the Arab uprisings and their aftermath. Allinson brilliantly invites us to question our theoretical toolbox by shifting the attention to the role of counter-revolution in shaping the unfolding of these revolutions. Thoroughly researched, empirically rich, and theoretical compelling, The Age of Counter-Revolution is a must read for anyone interested in the Arab uprisings and theories of revolution more broadly.' Rima Majed, American University of Beirut'This is historical sociology at its very best. Allinson utilises Marxist concepts to offer us a theoretically rich, forensic investigation of the revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, Libya, and Yemen. The Age of Counterrevolution carefully documents how these revolutionary movements were defeated by the combined efforts of the armies, the states, the elites, and the regional and international hegemons who conspired against them. It suits the powerful that their central role in smashing revolutions and movements for a better future remains hidden in the shadows; Allinson instead shines a glaring headlight straight at them. And yet one of the main messages of this book leaves us with hope for the future: that neither the success nor failure of revolutions is predetermined; better outcomes were achievable, another world was possible - and will be again.' Mandy Turner, University of ManchesterTable of Contents1. Introduction: Another world was possible?; 2. What is counter-revolution?; 3. The revolutionary situations; 4. Political revolutions and counter-revolutions: Tunisia and Egypt; 5. Militarising counter-revolution: Syria and Bahrain; 6. From revolution to state collapse: Libya and Yemen; 7. Revolutionary states? Isis and Rojava; 8. Conclusion: Where is counter-revolution going?
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Cambridge University Press Democracy Protests
Book SynopsisBrancati explores the causes and consequences of democracy protests between 1989 and 2011. She highlights the role of economic crises in triggering protests, and analyses government and opposition responses to these protests. The book will interest students and researchers of politics, international relations, development, conflict and peace studies, and economics.Trade Review'Studies of democratization are finally turning back to the effect of economic and social forces in generating protest and displacing authoritarian regimes. Dawn Brancati's excellent book brings compelling new data to bear, explaining when democracy protests arise, succeed - and also fail. Beyond its immediate contribution, the book helps set a new and fresh agenda for the study of regime change.' Stephan Haggard, Krause Distinguished Professor, University of California, San Diego'Dawn Brancati's monograph appears at a time when elite theories of democracy have come into fashion again. Democracy Protests fundamentally challenges such theories, and does so very persuasively using a massive amount of thoroughly researched evidence … The findings question prominent approaches that consider democratization a top-down process in which the mass-factor plays a negligible role.' Christian Welzel, Chair in Political Culture Research, Leuphana University, Germany'Are protests a force for democratizing change? Brancati advances our understanding of this important topic by bringing together new empirical findings that convincingly show how the magnitude of economic crises condition the relationship between protest and democracy. Citizen unrest is likely to follow any form of economic crises, but this book helps us understand when and why such unrest will lead to significant political change.' Susan D. Hyde, Yale University, Connecticut'Brancati assembles a database of the 310 'democracy protests' that occurred from 1989 to 2011, combines this with other information about the nations of the world to perform a number of quantitative analyses, and comes up with some interesting findings: that such protests are often effective, particularly if they are large; that such protests are not actually made more likely by the prevalence of Twitter and Facebook; and that economic inequality makes it more likely, not less, for protests to succeed. … her conclusions are convincing, and will be useful to all students of democratization.' J. C. Berg, CHOICETable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Characteristics of democracy protests; 3. Relating economic crises to democracy; 4. Analyzing the rise of democracy protests; 5. Analyzing elections as trigger events; 6. Historical trends in government responses; 7. Analyzing political accommodation; 8. Historical trends in democratization; 9. Analyzing democratization; 10. Conclusion; Bibliography.
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Cambridge University Press Social Unrest and American Military Bases in Turkey and Germany since 1945
Book SynopsisAmy Austin Holmes argues that the relationship between US military presence in foreign countries and the non-US citizens under its security umbrella is inherently contradictory. She suggests that while the host population may be fully enfranchised citizens of their own government, they are at the same time disenfranchised vis-à-vis the US presence.Trade Review'This important excursion into America's Cold War 'empire of bases' is concisely written, thoroughly documented, and rich with insight. Amy Holmes has written a first-rate book.' Andrew J. Bacevich, Boston University, Massachusetts'Amy Austin Holmes has written a timely and important book. In it, she addresses a pressing issue in international relations - the rise of America's 'empire of bases' in the postwar era. Holmes offers a compelling account of the anti-base social movements, their roots, and their impact on the American presence, showing the importance of social mobilization for restricting the US ambition to house its bases in Europe as well as illustrating how the anti-base movement became a great deal more effective once it harnessed the power of the labor movement. This study will be judged a signal contribution not just to the study of American military history, but also to the study of social movements.' Vivek Chibber, New York University'This book addresses the politics of American military bases within a comparative analysis of Germany and Turkey. Through this, Amy Austin Holmes convincingly argues about the relevance of these cases in order to understand the development of the United States as a global power, pointing at the number of American bases outside the continental United States, as well as their peculiar forms. This book is well researched, utilizing archival materials on the US appreciation of and reaction to the peace movements in a very interesting manner.' Donatella Della Porta, European University Institute'This is a well-written book on an understudied subject, especially in Turkey. Its rich archival data is complemented by an impressive number of interviews conducted in Turkey, Germany, and United States.' Ömer Aslan, Insight Turkey'In arguably one of the best scholarly treatments on the subject since Alexander Cooley's Base Politics, Holmes broadens her notion of anti-base opposition beyond protests to include different forms of contentious politics. This includes non-violent civil disobedience, labor disputes, parliamentary opposition, and acts of violence and terrorism. Holmes also explores the security relationship between the United States and host governments and the difficulty in sustaining political legitimacy over US bases in the long run.” Andrew I. Yeo, Perspectives on PoliticsTable of Contents1. Introduction: the global American military presence in comparative perspective; 2. Social unrest and the American military presence in Turkey during the Cold War; 3. Social unrest and the American military presence in Germany during the Cold War; 4. From shield to sword: the end of the Cold War to the invasion of Iraq; 5. Conclusion: losing ground.
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University of Chicago Press After Suffrage Women in Partisan Electoral
Book SynopsisSeeking to debunk the conventional opinion that women had little impact on politics after gaining the vote, Kristi Anderson gives an account of both the accomplishments and the disappointments women experienced in the decade after suffrage within the USA.
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The University of Chicago Press Insurgent Identities Class Community Protest in
Book SynopsisThis work examines the the social upheavals of the Paris Commune of 1871 and the 1848 Revolution. It argues that whereas the insurgents of 1848 fought and died in defence of their status as workers, those of 1871 did so as members of a besieged urban community.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1: Collective Identities and Social Conflict in Nineteenth-Century France 2: Class Mobilization and the Revolution of 1848 3: Urban Transformations, 1852-70 4: Labor Protest in Paris in the 1860s 5: Public Meetings and Popular Clubs, 1868-70 6: Neighborhood, Class, and the Commune of 1871 7: Conclusion Appendix A: Statistical Analyses of June 1848 and Paris Commune Arrests Appendix B: Methodological Concerns Bibliography Index
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The University of Chicago Press It Was Like a Fever
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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The University of Chicago Press American Business Political Power Public
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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University of Chicago Press Women Strike for Peace Traditional Motherhood and
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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The University of Michigan Press Congress and the RentSeeking Society
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Quarto Publishing PLC Great LGBTQ Speeches
Book SynopsisOver 40 empowering speeches celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in their own words through extracts and commissioned illustrations, spanning throughout history up to the modern day.Trade Review“The power of words is in full force in this diverse compilation of speeches from LGBTQ people who have changed the conversation and, indeed, the world. A must-have for your queer bookshelf.” - Attitude Magazine “Hopeful and galvanising, the anthology spans a sprawling 150 years of queer brilliance, and shows us how far we’ve come, and what work there still is to be done.” - Dazed “Tea Uglow has created a visually pleasing and emphatic collection that is as educational as is it easy on the eyes! Whether you leisurely flip through the pages or devour the entire collection in one sitting, [Great Queer Speeches] will be a timeless read.” - The Nerd Daily "this anthology reminds us of the power of words when used to fire the imagination, reassure communities under pressure and drive us forward to create a better world for ourselves and those who come after us. These words dream! Recommended.” - GScene magazine “…a fascinating and beautifully presented collection of inspiring words from some of the most important voices in the LGBTQ+ community, as well as from a number of our allies. These speeches - given by visionaries, civil rights activists, politicians and celebrities from the 1860s to the present day – are heartfelt, often angry but above all brutally honest, and open up a window on the unending fight for our rights, for our identity. It’s a book to dip into again and again, and one that belongs on everyone’s bookshelf, no matter how they identify.” - Darryl W Bullock Table of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword Introduction Karl Heinrich Ulrichs 1867 Robert G. Ingersoll 1892 Anna Rüling 1904 Sally Miller Gearhart 1972 Sylvia Rivera 1973 Franklin Kameny 1974 Audre Lorde 1977 Harvey Milk 1978 Harry Hay 1984 Bayard Rustin 1986 Sue Hyde 1988 Vito Russo 1988 Mary Fisher 1992 Sir Ian McKellen 1988 Essex Hemphill 1990 Simon Nkoli 1990 Urvashi Vaid 1993 Eric Rofes 1997 Elizabeth Toledo 2000 Tammy Baldwin 2000 Justice Michael Kirby 2002 Evan Wolfson 2004 Paul Martin 2005 Ian Hunter 2009 Dan Savage & Terry Miller 2010 Arsham Parsi 2010 Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum 2010 Hillary Rodham Clinton 2011 Anna Grodzka 2013 George Takei 2014 Debi Jackson 2014 J.hanna Sigurđard.ttir 2014 Lee Mokobe 2015 Alison Bechdel 2015 Barak Obama 2015 Sir Elton John 2015 Ban Ki-moon 2015 Loretta E. Lynch 2016 Geraldine Roman 2016 Penny Wong 2017 Cecilia Chung 2018 Hanne Gaby Odiele 2018 Olly Alexander 2019 Munroe Bergdorf 2019 More Voices to Inspire Credits Acknowledgements
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Pluto Press Repealed
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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John Wiley and Sons Ltd What Is a Social Movement What is Sociology
Book SynopsisTrade Review''The highly abstract concept of social movement, its main dimensions and the various forms it takes in the real world come alive in this excellent introduction to social movement studies. Hank Johnston presents a concise, easy to read, up-to-date and thorough overview over this particularly flourishing field of the social sciences.'' Hanspeter Kriesi, European University Institute ''The momentous events of 2011 in the Arab world have started a wave of global protest that is not likely to recede soon. Hank Johnston�s timely new book provides us with the tools to make sense of recent developments, and connect them to earlier phases of contention. Mapping both theoretical and research approaches, drawing from an impressive array of contentious episodes across time and space, and profiting from Johnston�s deep grasp of cultural processes and �social movement performances,� What is a Social Movement? will be essential reading for specialists and lay readers alike.'' Mario Diani, University of Trento and ICREA-UPF Barcelona ''Few scholars have gone as far as Hank Johnston in bridging various strands of the social movement literature. This book combines insights from structural, organizational, and cultural theories to give a fresh look at social movement analysis.'' Marco Giugni, University of Geneva ''This is a comprehensive, engaging, and beautifully written introduction to the study of social movements. It is one of the best undergraduate texts in the field, but it would also be an invaluable source for graduate students and scholars looking for a concise review of the major theoretical perspectives and debates in the field.'' Verta Taylor, University of California Santa Barbara "Johnston provides a nuanced understanding of contemporary society through the study of social movements, looking at them in theory and practice from a broad perspective." Political Studies ReviewTable of Contents1 What is a Social Movement? 1 2 The Study of Social Movements 26 3 What is a Political Movement? 49 4 What is a Cultural Movement? 72 5 What Do Social Movements Do? 94 6 Researching Social Movements 118 7 Where are Social Movements Headed? 139 References 161 Index 180
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Beacon Press Playbook for Progressives 16 Qualities of the
Book SynopsisAn organizing manifesto for the twenty-first century, Playbook for Progressives is a must-have for the activist’s tool kit. This comprehensive guide articulates pragmatically what is required in the often mystifying and rarely explained on-the-ground practice of organizing. Here, Eric Mann distills lessons he learned from over forty years as an organizer, as well as from other organizers within the civil rights, labor, LGBT, economic justice, and environmental movements.
£14.39
The University Press of Kentucky Foreign Policy Inc Privatizing Americas National
Book SynopsisIn Foreign Policy, Inc.: Privatizing America's National Interest, Lawrence Davidson argues that widespread public disinterest in global affairs, a prevailing characteristic of American political culture, has given private interest groups a paramount influence over the formulation and implementation of U.S. foreign policy.Trade ReviewA major contribution to our knowledge and understanding of one of the most important aspects of foreign policy, i.e. the historical role of domestic lobbies in the policy making process. - CHERYL A. RUBENBERG, author of Israel and the American National Interest
£40.46
Ohio State University Press Wolf Creek Station Kansas Gas and Electric
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£999.99
University of Arizona Press Indigenous Revolution in Ecuador and Bolivia
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£52.50
Rizzoli We Protest Fighting for What We Believe in
Book SynopsisA call to action--inspiring citizens to stand up and fight for social justice in our nation.In the last few years we have seen a wave of activism wash across our nation and inspire unprecedented protest and civic engagement. People came together in record-breaking numbers, outspoken and persistent. With the winds of resistance at their backs, people linked arms and set out to defend our freedoms and each other.Photojournalist Tish Lampert captures the spirit of the heroes and ordinary citizens on their activist journey to defend their American values during the most conflicted era in our recent history. The book charts the chronology of social-change movements that have dominated the headlines over the past several years: the fight for women's rights and gender equality, immigration rights, civil liberties, gun violence, and the environment. Lampert takes us to the front lines of activism, where she has documented each protest and their respective leaders, as welTrade Review"We Protest: Fighting For What We Believe In is a powerful reminder that our necessary and continued growth as a people relies on the hope, strength, and courage of a single voice that when echoed and heralded by another and another and another, ignites the spirit of Americanism and creates change." —Producer and Actor, Michael Douglas“Tish Lampert’s We Protest inspires. Its subtitle is FIGHTING FOR WHAT WE BELIEVE IN, and the inspiring pictures of caring faces coupled with insightful words express a beautiful spirit behind the "fight.". Enrique Morones statement, "Love is an action, not just a word," captures aptly the message of this unique book which is an invitation to join together for justice, peace, and, for the boldest word of all, for love. “ --Jonathan Granoff, President Global Security Institute "America was founded on protest. Protest is literally part of our DNA, and in a moment when justice, freedom and democracy themselves are imperiled, remembering “the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances” seems more important now than at any time in the last 50 years. Tish Lampert has captured what “fighting for what we believe in” in America looks like, in her timeless, yet eminently timely and beautiful book, “We Protest.” --Ali Velshi - MSNBC, Journalist, Anchor and Producer "We Protest..." shows us the power of community and ensures that those who have been frontline peace and justice builders will inspire us in the present and shape future commitments with their eloquent, multifaceted, and brave truths. There is nothing more important. These insightful and beautiful images tear the apathy away and compel us to stretch upward and be better upstanders. Maya Soetoro- Ng ( Founder and COO of The Peace Studio and Barack Obama's sister ) “One of the things that is great about this book is that it carries you along in a universe of hope and commitment to the highest ideals of the nation. The photographs are so powerful, the faces are so moving. It’s a Remarkable history of this time, something that you will keep forever and show your children and grandchildren down to generations. It really crystalizes the moment.” –Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author David Shipler
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mixed Forms of Visual Culture
Book SynopsisMary Anne Francis is Principal Lecturer in the School of Art at the University of Brighton, UK.Trade Reviewit is a pleasure to follow the author on her historical and taxonomic crossing of the world of mixed form, from the Renaissance and post-Renaissance cabinet of curiosities till today’s digital creations, over popular genres such as the broadsheet, the chapbook and the scrapbook – all well documented and cleverly illustrated. The visual material of the book is refreshing and often very original, while the comments are always helpful as well as consistently structured in function of the underlying general question of the link with division of labor. * Jan Baetens, Leonardo *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Introduction: Mixtures of all sorts 1. The cabinet of curiosities as mixed form: depictions and desire 2. Mixed form in working life: the rise of manufacture 3. Popular mixed forms in a long eighteenth century: from the broadside ballad to the chapbook 4. Visual essay 5. Mixed-form and modernism in the visual arts: assemblage and assembly lines 6. Visual essay 7. Digital culture as Wunderkammer Conclusion: A synthesis of sorts Bibliography Index
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. Wisconsin Uprising: Labor Fights Back
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Lantern Books,US Free the Animals - 30th Anniversary Edition: The
Book SynopsisFirst published by Noble Press in 1992, then reprinted and revised by Lantern in 2005 and 2012, this thirtieth anniversary edition is revised, expanded, newly typeset, updated, and has a new foreword. It''s the story of Valerie, a twenty-three-year-old police officer in Montgomery County, Maryland, whose world is turned upside down when she learns about the abuses of animals in laboratories. The book describes how this law-abiding woman comes to challenge the system by taking direct action and examines why ordinary people are moved to do extraordinary things on behalf of animals. Full of fascinating characters, vivid descriptions, thrilling incidents, and rich with details on what it means to live life on the run from the law (and agents provocateurs), Free the Animals is not only a classic for our times but a compellingly relevant examination of our cruelty to other animals.
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Lantern Books,US An Introduction to Veganism and Agricultural
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Princeton Architectural Press Dressing the Resistance: The Visual Language of
Book SynopsisDressing the Resistance explores how everyday people have harnessed the visual power of clothing, accessories and costume to spur social and cultural change. Throughout history, societies have used clothing to show acceptance and exclusion, convention and subversion, group belonging and rejection. In the same way, fashion, clothing, textiles and costume have served their own critical role in shaping protest movements throughout history. In short, clothing was often the most basic opportunity for groups to rebel: a simple, mundane item to express their discontent. American suffragettes made and wore dresses from old newspapers printed with voting slogans. British Punks took a humble safety pin from the household sewing kit, punched it through an earlobe and headed out to face a bleak post-war world. And male farmers in India wore their wives' saris while staging sit-ins on railroad tracks. With the advent of the Trump administration and the ensuing worldwide Women's March in January 2017, the #MeToo movement and #BlackLivesMatter, protest has again entered the American zeitgeist, this time with a stronger need for inspiration and action than ever before.
£19.99
Berrett-Koehler The Shareholder Action Guide: How to Tell CEOs
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WW Norton & Co A Field Philosopher's Guide to Fracking: How One
Book SynopsisWhen philosophy professor Adam Briggle moved to Denton, Texas, he had never heard of fracking. Only five years later he would successfully lead a citizens' initiative to ban hydraulic fracturing in Denton—the first Texas town to challenge the oil and gas industry. On his journey to learn about fracking and its effects, he leaped from the ivory tower into the fray. In beautifully narrated chapters, Briggle brings us to town hall debates and neighborhood meetings where citizens wrestle with issues few fully understand. Is fracking safe? How does it affect the local economy? Why are bakeries prohibited in neighborhoods while gas wells are permitted next to playgrounds? In his quest for answers Briggle meets people like Cathy McMullen. Her neighbors’ cows asphyxiated after drinking fracking fluids, and her orchard was razed to make way for a pipeline. Cathy did not consent to drilling, but those who profited lived far out of harm’s way. Briggle's first instinct was to think about fracking—deeply. Drawing on philosophers from Socrates to Kant, but also on conversations with engineers, legislators, and industry representatives, he develops a simple theory to evaluate fracking: we should give those at risk to harm a stake in the decisions we make, and we should monitor for and correct any problems that arise. Finding this regulatory process short-circuited, with government and industry alike turning a blind eye to symptoms like earthquakes and nosebleeds, Briggle decides to take action. Though our field philosopher is initially out of his element—joining fierce activists like "Texas Sharon," once called the "worst enemy" of the oil and gas industry—his story culminates in an underdog victory for Denton, now nationally recognized as a beacon for citizens' rights at the epicenter of the fracking revolution.Trade Review"Ambitious…. Briggle excels in the abstract. His ability to apply philosophic treatises from Socrates to Hobbes to Kant to the dilemma of the oil and gas boom sweeping this country is admirable…. [He] is lucid in describing a system that by anyone’s analysis favors the rights of those who own the oil and gas beneath the ground over those who live atop it." -- James Osborne - Dallas Morning News"Out of the university and into the streets, Briggle brings the practice of 'field philosophy' to the question of whether fracking is feckless or feasible…It is a fraught story, but Briggle tells it warmly and cogently, exploring both the interpersonal relationships involved and some of the geological science behind fracking." -- Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review"In this blunt yet hopeful chronology, Briggle confers with scientists, engineers, policy makers, and fellow citizens to gain a broad overview of fracking…. Briggle’s philosophical framing of the conversation sets his work apart and helps provide further insight on this divisive topic." -- Publishers Weekly"This rousing account of a great people's victory is also the occasion for some real reflection about the mad push forward now degrading the planet in deep and desperate ways." -- Bill McKibben, author of Deep Economy"As extreme energy extraction moves next to backyards and playgrounds, where do we draw the line between reasonable risk and recklessness? You owe it to your children and your grandchildren to read this book." -- Helen Slottje, architect of the New York state fracking ban and winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize"Briggle offers a compelling look at the environmental issues and a broader look at citizen engagement in ethics and social policy." -- Vanessa Bush - Booklist"Through the story of Denton and his theory of innovation, Briggle shows us how the Texas government is a subsidiary of oil and gas corporate interests, not a government 'of, by, or for the people.'" -- Lon Burnham, former representative for Texas House District 90"Briggle beautifully captures how the mad rush to drill and frack this country has led to one of the fastest-growing grassroots movements in American history. When we finally ban fracking across the world, it will be because strong communities like Denton, Texas, showed us the way." -- Josh Fox, director of Gasland and Gasland 2
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Trine Day Free Radicals: War Resisters in Prison
Book SynopsisCJ Hinke was arrested in more than 35 civil disobedience actions organized by the pacifist movement from 1963 to 1969. He was the last American arrested for the Vietnam draft and was pardoned by Jimmy Carter in his first official act as US president. After moving to Canada, he defended himself before the British Columbia Supreme Court, and served prison time, including solitary confinement, for blockading clearcut logging and roadbuilding by multinational corporados. Fear is what keeps most citizens from active resistance. This book is intended to break that cycle of fear and encourage broad resistance to militarism. Free Radicals: War Resisters in Prison is the first chronicle of absolutist resisters to war from World War I through Iraq and Afghanistan, surveying military conscription and desertion worldwide. The book's extensive bibliography on war resistance, conscription, and prisons is the first in its field.
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Autonomedia Wars and Capital
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Chelsea Green Publishing Co Common Sense for the 21st Century: Only Nonviolent Rebellion Can Now Stop Climate Breakdown and Social Collapse
Book Synopsis“Brilliant, wise, profound and persuasive. Common Sense for the 21st Century will come to be recognized as a classic of political theory.”—George Monbiot, via Twitter An urgent, essential, and practical call to action from a cofounder of Extinction Rebellion What can we all do to avert catastrophe and avoid extinction? Roger Hallam has answers. In Common Sense for the 21st Century, Roger Hallam, cofounder of Extinction Rebellion, outlines how movements around the world need to come together now to start doing what works: engaging in mass civil disobedience to make real change happen. The book gives people the tools to understand not only why mass disruption, mass arrests, and mass sacrifice are necessary but also details how to carry out acts of civil disobedience effectively, respectfully and nonviolently. It bypasses contemporary political theory, and instead is inspired by Thomas Paine, the pragmatic 18th-century revolutionary whose pamphlet Common Sense sparked the American Revolution. Common Sense for the 21st Century urges us to confront the truth about climate change and argues forcefully that only a revolution of society and the state, similar to the turn that Paine urged the Americans to take into the political unknown, can save us now.Trade Review“There is only one question: How do we stop climate change? In this tough-minded and uncompromising book, Roger Hallam gives the answer so many politicians and business people don’t want to hear. Common Sense for the 21st Century is not just an argument; it’s an instruction manual for ripping through the complacency and corruption that will destroy our planet.”—Paul Mason, author of Why It’s Kicking Off Everywhere and Postcapitalism“Is Common Sense for the 21st Century the best hope we’ve got to prevent human extinction? Yes, I think it is.”—Dr. Alexandra Jellicoe, Monkey Wrench Magazine“Hallam . . . is widely seen as the driving force behind [Extinction Rebellion’s] tactics, [and] recommends that activists emulate past movements like the United States civil rights movement and the Yellow Vests in France.”—The New York Times
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