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Verlag Vittorio Klostermann Der Fruhe Marx Und Die Revolution: Eine Vorlesung
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Peter Lang AG Effects of German Industrialization on
Book SynopsisWhen the German Industrial Revolution is mentioned, some unanswered questions like “when?”, “how?”, “by whom?” comes to mind. This book opens the curtain of unanswered questions about German Industrialization. Unlike previous studies on German Industrialization, this book, which reveals a highly integrated framework, also examines original areas such as the importance of education in German Industrialization and the pioneering German banking models in the 19th century. Moreover, this book offers the reader a new perspective by examining Turkish-German relations from the perspective of German Industrialization. Making use of Turkish, German and American archive documents, this book aims to provide the reader with rational inferences about German industrialization and the behind-the-scenes of Turkish-German relations with its in-depth literature review and intense analysis.Table of ContentsList of Tables - Foreword - Abstract - Introduction - Chapter 1 Fundamentals of German Industrialization - Chapter 2 Industrialization in the German Empire - Chapter 3 Ottoman- German Military and Strategic Relations after German Industrialization (1871– 1914) - Chapter 4 Turkish- German Military and Poltical Relations after the First World War from Industrial Perspective (1914– 1929) - Epilogue - Bibliography
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Schwabe Verlagsgruppe AG Kooperation, Konfrontation, Disruption:
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ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon The Dark Side of European Integration: Social
Book SynopsisAcross Europe, radical right-wing parties are winning increasing electoral support. The Dark Side of European Integration argues that this rising nationalism and the mobilization of the radical right are the consequences of European economic integration. The European economic project has produced a cultural backlash in the form of nationalist radical right ideologies. This assessment relies on a detailed analysis of the electoral rise of radical right parties in Western and Eastern Europe. Contrary to popular belief, economic performance and immigration rates are not the only factors that determine the far right's success. There are other political and social factors that explain why in post-socialist Eastern European countries such parties had historically been weaker than their potential, which they have now started to fulfill increasingly. Using in-depth interviews with radical right activists in Ukraine, Alina Polyakova also explores how radical right mobilization works on the ground through social networks, allowing new insights into how social movements and political parties interact.Trade Review"Polyakova's sophisticated exploration of why and how ultra-nationalists succeed challenges widely held assumptions about the determinants of right-wing electoral support and individual radicalization. Her study is unusual in comparing the European far right beyond the borders of the EU and in including field research results from Western Ukrainian provinces. This succinct investigation should find wide attention among researchers of political extremism and will help us better understand the reasons for the current surge of xenophobia across Europe." -- Dr. Andreas Umland, Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
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ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon The Dark Side of European Integration – Social
Book SynopsisAcross Europe, radical right-wing parties are winning increasing electoral support. The Dark Side of European Integration argues that this rising nationalism and the mobilization of the radical right are the consequences of European economic integration. The European economic project has produced a cultural backlash in the form of nationalist radical right ideologies. This assessment relies on a detailed analysis of the electoral rise of radical right parties in Western and Eastern Europe. Contrary to popular belief, economic performance and immigration rates are not the only factors that determine the far right's success. There are other political and social factors that explain why in post-socialist Eastern European countries such parties had historically been weaker than their potential, which they have now started to fulfill increasingly. Using in-depth interviews with radical right activists in Ukraine, Alina Polyakova also explores how radical right mobilization works on the ground through social networks, allowing new insights into how social movements and political parties interact.Trade Review"Polyakova's sophisticated exploration of why and how ultra-nationalists succeed challenges widely held assumptions about the determinants of right-wing electoral support and individual radicalization. Her study is unusual in comparing the European far right beyond the borders of the EU and in including field research results from Western Ukrainian provinces. This succinct investigation should find wide attention among researchers of political extremism and will help us better understand the reasons for the current surge of xenophobia across Europe." -- Dr. Andreas Umland, Kyiv-Mohyla AcademyTable of ContentsList of Tables and FiguresAcknowledgements1: Introduction2: Radical Right Parties in Western and Eastern Europe3: How Right-Wing Mobilization Works on the Ground4: Reimagining Political Parties and Social Movements5: ConclusionBibliographyIndex
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V&R unipress GmbH Avantgarden der Biopolitik: Jugendbewegung,
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V&R unipress GmbH Lebensreform um 1900 und Alternativmilieu um
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Elsinor Verlag e.K. Free Statism and the Good Old IRA
Book SynopsisWriter and commentator Danny Morrison challenges Fianna Fáil, Fine Gaeland the Irish establishment over their attitude to partition and how the closerIreland gets to a border referendumwhich could have a profound effect onthe country's constitutional futurethe further they retreat from it.He accuses them of having a Free State' mentality which he describes aspromoting the idea that the Twenty-Six Counties, the Republic of Ireland, isIreland, a notion they promulgate through their pronounced usage of the termsIreland and Northern Ireland in recent years.Morrison also challenges them on the hollowness of their argument that theIRA had an electoral mandate to wage the War of Independence. He arguesthat the real criteria for the justification of armed struggle were the actualsocial, economic and oppressive political conditions of the time; that the IRAwas preparing for guerrilla warfare before the December 1918 general election,regardless of how well Sinn Féin in would do. Put crudely, in relation to whathappened in the North during our most recent conflict, Fianna Fáil and FineGael's fallacious attitude is, he says, Our violence was good, yours bad.'Acceptance and recognition of these facts, Morrison says, does not infersupport for the actions of the IRA of modern mainstream republicanism, butdoes show that there are multiple parallels, down to the characteristicallyunseemly, quotidian side of small wars universally which are largely repugnant.Partition, he says, was imposed on the majority of people in Ireland andnorthern nationalists were the main losers and victims. Had the monolithicUlster Unionist Party tried to make nationalists/Catholics feel welcome theycould have, but they didn't. If they had, the narrative might have been different.
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Manas Publications Kashmir Diary: Psychology of Militancy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Romania: The Unfinished Revolution
Book SynopsisThe Romanian revolution was motivated by a desire for greater political and intellectual freedom and economic prosperity. It was the bloodiest of the eastern European transitions due to Ceausescu's cult of personality. However, many of the goals of the revolution are still unfulfilled. The lack of civil society, charges of political corruption, the failure to transform the economy, and concerns over the protection of ethnic minority rights are all factors in Romania's failure to become a fully integrated European country. Tracing the country's political history and examining Romania's postcommunist politics, economic transition and foreign policy, this book contemplates the prospects for this country as it enters the twenty first century.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 History of Romania: 1944–1964; Chapter 3 History of Romania: 1965–1989; Chapter 4 Romanian Political Development: 1990–1999; Chapter 5 Romanian Economic Policy: 1990–1999; Chapter 6 Romanian Foreign Policy: 1990–1999;
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Amsterdam University Press Hizbullah's Identity Construction
Book SynopsisAs the dominant political force in Lebanon and one of the most powerful post-Islamist organizations in the world, Hizbullah is a source of great controversy and uncertainty in the West. Despite the significant attention paid to this group by the media, the details of Hizbullah’s evolution have frequently confounded politicians—and even scholars. In this important study, Joseph Alagha, a scholar with unprecedented access to the organization, exhaustively and objectively analyzes Hizbullah’s historical evolution and offers a revolutionary new perspective on the political phenomenon of the organization.Hizbullah’s Identity Construction is a timely examination of one of the world’s most turbulent regions; a major contribution to the study of contemporary Islamic political movements in the Middle East; and a refreshing departure from the bland hagiographies and ad hominem attacks that are all too common in studies of Hizbullah’s murky history. Superbly documented and argued, and rooted in broad knowledge of contemporary Islamist political thought, this study brings much-needed clarity to a hot-button subject.Trade Review"Hizbullah’s identity construction is an intelligent contribution to the academic debate on the dynamics of change in the political identity of Islamist movements; a process which is far from being concluded. Alagha’s reliance on a robust empirical basis and his analysis also of the most recent events make this study a valuable addition to the literature on this subject." -- Filippo Dionigi, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK “Since its birth in the early 1980s, Hizbullah has emerged not only as the preeminent Shia organization in Lebanon and the Arab world, but also as the most effective link in the chain of ‘resistance’ to Israel and pro-Western Arab forces. For an organization that is so outwardly radical, it is extraordinary that it also behaves so pragmatically – joining the Lebanese government, on the one hand, and cultivating close links with militant Lebanese Maronite elements, on the other. Hizbullah then is an enigma, and its ability to successfully navigate the Middle East’s complex power relationships is mystifying. Hence the importance of Joseph Alagha’s new book on Hizbullah, for in this major new study he provides the most comprehensive account of the rise and staying in power of Hizbullah to date. This is a compelling read which demystifies Hizbullah and also the Middle East’s apparently contradictory relationships. A must read.” -- Anoush Ehteshami, Professor of International Relations, Durham University "Joseph Alagha remains one of the most thorough and careful analysts of Hizbullah’s political ideology and practice. Scholars, analysts, and policy makers will find in this work a veritable treasure trove of research and insights into this complex organization." --Michaelle Browers, Associate Professor of Political Science, Wake Forest University, North Carolina, USA. "Alagha offers a comprehensive analysis of a socio-religious movement whose importance both within the larger field of Lebanese political and social life and with regard to continued conflict and the chances for peace in the Middle East cannot be overstated. The book has the potential to become a reference work on Hezbollah and socio-religious movements more broadly across the Middle East." --Professor Armando Salvatore, Sociology Chair, School of Islamic Studies, Oriental Studies University, Naples, Italy "Joseph Alagha’s Hizbullah’s Identity Construction is a fresh perspective on Hezbollah, whose hydra-like nature has perplexed and confounded laymen and scholars alike. Based on an expansive, impressive use of primary and secondary sources, the study offers an in-depth analysis, in theory and practice, on Hezbollah’s construction and reconstruction of its identity unrivalled in its minute details and exposition." -- Robert G. Rabil, Florida Atlantic University, author of Syria, the United States and the war on Terror in the Middle East and Embattled neighbors: Syria, Israel, Lebanon "Alagha offers a nuanced and sophisticated look at how Hizballah's ideology and political tactics have evolved. His work sheds light on an important, but to Western audiences mysterious and opaque, political force in Lebanon."> -- Daniel L. Byman, professor in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University ŸJoseph Alagha’s latest book is a major contribution to the understanding of Hizballah’s position not only in Lebanon or the Shi‘ite world, but also in world politics. It combines the mastery on Hizballah’s ideology through its major thinkers and its relation to the Shi‘ite intellectual production in Iran and elsewhere. It shows in particular the change within Hizballah’s major political and ideological stances and their flexibility in terms of modernization, opening up the Islamic views to many modern ones, which were once thought as antagonistic to Islam. Alagha displays a rare mastery of ideological and socio-political analysis, combining them in a scholarly view thatTable of ContentsHizbullah's identity construction - 2 Table of Contents - 8 A Note on Transliteration - 12 Acknowledgements - 14 List of Abbreviations - 16 Summary - 18 Introduction and Analytical Framework - 20 1 Tolerance and Discrimination:Ahl Al-Dhimma in the Islamic Order - 34 2 Interpretation and Authority:Wilayat Al-Faqih - 46 3 Political Violence: Terrorismand 9/11 - 62 4 Political Violence: Suicide Operations - 88 5 From Cooptation to Contestation to Political Power - 114 6 The Doha 2008 Accord and its Aftermath - 142 7 The Eighth Conclave: A New Manifesto (November 2009) - 156 8 Epilogue: Future Prospects –Disarmament and the Peace Process - 178 Afterword - 188 Glossary - 192 Additional Reading - 198 Notes - 212 Selected Bibliography - 274 Index - 290
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Amsterdam University Press May '68: Shaping Political Generations
Book SynopsisMuch as in other locations around the world, civil uprising, particularly rooted in the activism of young people and students, plagued France during May of 1968. Massive strikes and occupations succeeded in paralysing France’s economy and bringing the country to the verge of a leftist revolution. This book studies the life trajectories of many ordinary protesters during the period, using statistics and personal narratives to analyse how this activism arose, its impact on people’s personal and professional lives, and its transmission through familial generations.Table of ContentsTable of contents List of acronyms and political organisations List of documents Introduction The autobiographical origins of my study Partially unsatisfying representations of May '68 The biographical consequences of activism in May '68 History of the study Chapter 1 / The roots of participation in May '68 The matrixes of participation in May '68 Politics and religion: a family affair The transformations of conditions for students and women Conclusion Chapter 2: Shaping the event: Socialisation effects and registers of participation May '68: the same event for everyone? How did the event influence the participants? Conclusion Chapter 3/ The long-term consequences of May '68 The social space of '68ers' destinies Generational impact forty years later Chapter 4/ Working to avoid social reproduction Students in factories and workers in universities: inversed trajectories Activism through popular education Conclusion - activism and social mobility 1 Chapter 5/ Changing one's life to change the world? The politicisation of the private sphere Politicising the private sphere Anne: remaining faithful to the break Conclusion Chapter 6/ Micro-units of Generation '68 Social conditions for the identification with "generation '68" What became of the '68ers: a range of futures Conclusion Chapter 7 / A ricochet effect on the next generation? Strong family political transmission Different inheritors, different profiles Transmission of activism: intergenerational (dis)continuities? Conclusion Conclusion/ The Event: a frame for political resocialisation Bibliography Appendix 1. List of interviews conducted with the ex-'68ers cited Appendix 2. List of interviews conducted with the "children of ex-'68ers" cited Appendix 3. Micro-generational units of May '68 Notes
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Amsterdam University Press Rebels with a cause: Five centuries of social
Book SynopsisEvery age has had its rebels: socialists, peace activists, sexual reformers, fundamentalists, and more. The collections of the International Institute of Social History (IISH) in Amsterdam are full of them. The IISH is the world's largest documentation centre in the field of social history and emancipation movements. This book looks back on seventy-five years of the IISH and its collections, with a focus on creative ideas and people who fought for radical change, from Karl Marx to Aung San Suu Kyi, the French Revolution to the Chinese student revolt of 1989, from the early modern world explorers to today's anti-globalists.
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Amsterdam University Press Contested Legitimacies: Repression and Revolt in
Book SynopsisSince the overthrow of President Mursi in mid-2013, Egypt has witnessed an authoritarian rollback and shrinking spaces for civil society. Nationalist discourses have villified popular protest and channelled pressure for reform into a state-centric model of governance. Despite this hostile environment for social mobilization, protest has persisted. Contested Legitimacies explores this resilience of contentious politics through a multimethod approach that is attuned to the physical and discursive interactions among key players in Egypt’s protest arena. Drawing from a unique archive of sources, it investigates the rise and fall of different coalitions of contenders, from the Tamarod uprising against Mursi, to the Anti-Coup resistance against the military coup, to the challenges posed by the Tiran and Sanafir island campaign to Al-Sisi's regime. It highlights the decisive impact of battles fought in a discursive arena on the conditions of possibility for street politics: In postrevolutionary Egypt, a contest over the meaning of political legitimacy cemented political polarization, limited social movements’ coalition choices, and ultimately paved the way for a restoration of autocracy.Trade Review"Contested Legitimacies fully exploits the potentials of mixed-methods designs. Combining event analyses with the richness of qualitative process-tracing and discourse analysis it pushes the boundaries of strategic-interactionist approaches in social movement studies."- Swen Hutter, Center for Civil Society Research, WZB Berlin "A rich, profound, and insightful account of Egypt’s post-revolutionary dynamics. Theoretically provoking and empirically well-documented and detailed, this book is indispensable for anyone who seeks lucid and solid understanding of state repression and anti-regime protests in the aftermath of the coup."- Khalil al-Anani, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies "Drawbacks notwithstanding, the Arab Spring had a transformative effect on contentious politics as well as on social movement studies. Theoretically original and empirically rich, this book points to the importance of political subjectivities in the move from structural constraints into collective action in post-revolutionary Egypt."- Donatella della Porta, Scuola Normale SuperioreTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface 1 Introduction History in the Making Interactionist Approaches and the Arab Uprisings The Egyptian Revolution as the Result of a Hegemonic Crisis Political Subjectivation and the Emergence of New Contentious Alliances Situating this Project 2 Conceptual Choices and Theoretical Framework Players and Arenas Contentious Interaction at Critical Junctures Making Events Transformative A Discourse Theoretical Perspective on Contentious Politics 3 Brothers and Rebels The Polarization of Egyptian Society Rebellion against Mursi The June 30 Uprising A Crisis of Legitimacy 4 Coup and Anti-Coup From Government to Opposition The Constitution of the Anti-Coup Alliance as a Political Player Constructing the Antagonist Other The Republican Guard Massacre A Popular Mandate for Repression Setting Course for Violence 5 Myths and Martyrs The Making of a Massacre The Rabaa Salute The Rabaa Martyrs Backlash to the Rabaa Massacre Tactical Adaptation Discursive Path Dependencies 6 New Sheriff in Town Anti-Coup Resistance from Abroad Victors’ Justice The Rehabilitation of the Armed Forces Shrinking Spaces A Winning Formula for Popular Support 7 A Tale of Two Islands Reshaping the Protest Arena The Limits of Securitization The Popular Campaign to Protect the Land Sinai Liberation Day Turning the Nationalist Discourse Inside Out Harnessing the Memory of January 25 for Coalition Building 8 Conclusion and Implications Autocratic Restoration through the Lenses of Contentious Politics From a Relational to an Interactionist Perspective on Protest and Repression Conceptualizing the Discursive Arena of Contentious Politics Prospects for Resistance in Egypt Appendix: A Mixed-Method Approach to the Study of Contentious Interaction Combining Protest Event and Discourse Analyses in a Nested Research Design Event Data and their Limitations Political Discourse Analysis Source Selection Data Collection and Ethical Dilemmas Bibliography Index
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University of the Philippines Press Pasyon and Revolution: Popular Movements in the
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The American University in Cairo Press Revolution Is My Name: An Egyptian Woman's Diary
Book SynopsisWhat it was like and how it felt to be an Egyptian woman revolutionary during the eighteen days that changed Egypt foreverMona Prince’s humorous and insightful memoir tells of one woman’s journey as a hesitant revolutionary through the eighteen days of the Egyptian uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak in 2011.Alongside the brutal violence of the security forces, the daily battles of resistance, and the author’s own abduction and beating at the hands of the police, this is a story of exceptional solidarity, perseverance, and humanity. Juggling humor and horror, hope and fear, certitude and anxiety, Prince immerses us in the details of each unpredictable and fateful day. She mixes the political and the personal, the public and the private to expose and confront divisions within her family, as well as her own social prejudices, which she discovers through encounters with diverse sectors of society, from police conscripts to street children.Revolution Is My Name is a testimony not only of women’s participation in the Egyptian uprising and their courage in confronting constrictive gender divides at home and on the street, but equally of their important contribution as chroniclers of the momentous events of January and February 2011.Trade Review"For thinking about how the collective memory of revolution is being created right now, even as the revolution regains its steam, there is no better place to start than with Mona Prince's remarkable memoir of the 25 January Uprising. Revolution is My Name (Ismi Thawra) tells the story of revolution as it unfolds over eighteen days. It is a literary memoir in the best sense of the word. By this, I mean that it expresses and reflects on, rather than documents a set of lived experiences. Moreover, it is not merely a story about the unfolding of a revolution as told by a participant who was there. Arguably, the more important story is about the character of the narrator developing as an evolving, complicated revolutionary."—Elliott Colla, Jadaliyya"Prince's prose is experientially unsettling and yet irrationally jovial, much like the iconic eighteen days she so vividly helps us relive. As revolution drifts further into individual and communal memory, Prince's retelling will remain a stubborn testament to the moments of hopeful triumph over the status quo."—Adel Iskandar, scholar of Arab Studies, Georgetown University, Washington DC"This book offers a first rate discussion of all the important issues with which Egypt and Egyptians of different classes, genders, generations, ethnic groups, and political orientations continue to struggle. It encourages its readers to stay tuned to see what the Egyptian revolution, and those funny and unpredictable Egyptians, will eventually deliver."—Mervat F. Hatem, Professor of Political Science, Howard University, Washington DC"Revolution is My Name is a beautifully written, detailed text, bringing together Facebook statuses, discussions on the streets, at home, and with friends, life on a daily basis in Tahrir, conversations with military and police soldiers, and much more. A must read for anyone interested in the experiential level of the revolution."—Atef Said, Visiting scholar and lecturer in Sociology, the University of Illinois at Chicago"A unique contribution . . . by an observant and intelligent woman writer with an understanding of ordinary people."—Banipal"Mona Prince’s 2012 Revolution is My Name, recounts a single protestor’s experience through the 18 days between the revolution’s start and President Hosni Mubarak’s resignation. Fictions like Prince’s met the ferment of the moment, building on the ideas that fueled the revolution even as its participants reckoned with its brutal outcome."—LitHubTable of Contents1. Tuesday, January 25, 20112. Wednesday, January 26, 20113. Suez4. Thursday, January 27, 20115. Friday of Rage, January 28, 20116. Saturday January 297. Sunday, January 30: Afternoon8. The First Million-Protestor March: Tuesday, February 19. Wednesday, February 2: The Battle of the Camel10. Thursday, February 311. Friday of Departure12. The Week of Perseverance13. Friday of Deliverance: February 11
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Institute of Southeast Asian Studies The Karen Revolution in Burma: Diverse Voices,
Book SynopsisThis study analyzes the various types and stages of conflict that have been experienced by diverse groups and generations of Karen over the six decades of armed conflict between the Karen National Union (KNU) and successive Burmese governments. Instead of focusing on those who are internally displaced, those in the refugee camps on the Thai-Burma border or living abroad, or those in the KNU, it places particular emphasis on the 'other' Karen - the majority segment of the Karen population living inside Burma - a population that has hitherto received little scholarly and journalistic attention. It also assesses the Karen people's varied attitudes towards a number of political organizations that claim to represent their interests, towards successive Burmese military regimes, and towards the political issues that led to the original divide between the 'accommodators' and 'rebels'. This study argues that the lifestyles and strategies that the Karens have pursued are diverse and not confined to armed resistance. Acknowledging these multiple voices will not only shed light upon the many positive features of ethnic interactions, including harmonious communal relationships and significant attempts to promote peace and stability by encouraging 'normal' activities and routines in both peaceful and war-torn areas; it will also help to identify policy recommendations for future ceasefire negotiations and a possible long-term political settlement within the context of a militarised Burma.
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