Revolutionary groups and movements Books

Book SynopsisLong thought lost, hidden, or destroyed, the transcript of Mau Mau anticolonial revolutionary Dedan Kimathi’s 1956 trial during British colonial rule unsettles an already controversial event in Kenya’s history and prompts fresh examinations of its reverberations in the postcolonial present.Trade Review“Had Julie MacArthur produced a volume containing simply the text of Kimathi’s trial that achievement alone would have been worthy of high praise. To bring together the additional documents presented here – and garner the participation and resultant scholarship of these contributors – is an extraordinary accomplishment. Faculty might assign Dedan Kimathi on Trial in the undergraduate classroom, but perhaps most importantly, it will be read and fiercely argued over in Kenya.” * Canadian Journal of African Studies *“[This] publication accords Kenya and the world yet another moment of serious reflection and stock taking in revisiting one of Africa’s most compelling moments in the history of resistance against colonialist and imperialist injustice.”“The scholarly reflections brought together in this volume reveal the deep historical significance of figures like Kimathi, the moral lessons we can learn from the past, and the continuing relevance of the struggle for independence in Kenya today.”“With the proceedings and exhibits of Kimathi’s show trial produced in gripping detail, and essays showing why this trial mattered far beyond a Nyeri courtroom in 1956, MacArthur superbly situates Kimathi’s fate amidst African resistance to crumbling empire.”

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Book SynopsisBeginning in Tunisia and spreading across the Middle East and North Africa, everyday citizens stepped into the streets, staking their claim to a democratic future. This book takes you inside these protests, onto those streets, and shares with you the stories of the individuals who made this historic moment possible.Table of ContentsIntroduction The Pearl of the Gulf - Amal Matar Libya: The Revolution of Four Days - Ibrahim Yousif Shebani The Heart Revolution - Dala Ghandour Here Comes the Revolution - Samah Elmeri Crazy Girls: What Every Revolution Needs - Shatha Al-Harazi Behind the Scenes - Mirelle Karam Halim Life in Gaza: A Palestinian Woman’s Perspective - Raghda Abushahla A Recipe for Engagement: Many Injustices, a Dose of Critical Thinking, and Action - Emna Ben Yedder Carrying Family Traditions - Salma Nazzal Educating People: A True Panacea - Ahmed Hachelaf Yes, We Are Sexy Folks! - Shadin Hamaideh Que du Bien! Ambition, Capacity, and Milieu: Keys to Success - Mohammed Masbah Political Engagement: Responsibility and Education - Muna Abbas Ali AlBuloushi Epilogue Bios Acknowledgements

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Book SynopsisIn their darkest hours over the course of the twentieth century, W.E.B. Du Bois, Ella Baker, George Schuyler, and Fannie Lou Hamer gathered hundreds across the US and beyond to build vast, now forgotten, networks of mutual aid. This book offers both an original account of Black mutual aid and a moving meditation on the possibilities of the present.

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Book SynopsisIn their darkest hours over the course of the twentieth century, W.E.B. Du Bois, Ella Baker, George Schuyler, and Fannie Lou Hamer gathered hundreds across the US and beyond to build vast, now forgotten, networks of mutual aid. This book offers both an original account of Black mutual aid and a moving meditation on the possibilities of the present.

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Book SynopsisUsing Alan Berkman's unfinished prison memoir, FBI records, letters, and hundreds of interviews, Susan Reverby sheds fascinating light on questions of political violence and revolutionary zeal in her account of Berkman's extraordinary transformation from doctor to co-conspirator for justice.

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Book SynopsisExiles within Exiles is a biography of the Brazilian revolutionary and social activist Herbert Daniel, whose life and political commitment shaped contemporary debates about social justice, gay rights, and HIV/AIDS.Trade Review"Exile Within Exiles speaks to Daniel’s personal struggle not just against the Brazilian dictatorship but also the left’s construction of revolutionary masculinity — as well as his ultimate losing battle against AIDS. Green positions Daniel as a link between a more violently intolerant past and a progressive movement that seeks dialog and results." -- Donald Padgett * HIV Plus Mag *"Exile within Exiles is an elegiac homage to Herbert Daniel. . . . James N. Green artfully brings to life the history of a man on the margins who defied easy categorization. . . . In the process, Green presents an innovative approach to grasping the imbrications of sexuality and politics in modern Latin American history." -- Patrick William Kelly * Middle Atlantic Review of Latin American Studies *"James N. Green captures the life of an extraordinary figure in late twentieth-century Brazil and does so with great detail and sensitivity. . . . Beautifully researched and realized, Exile Within Exiles is the story, not only of a man, but a movement. Its apt title is the perfect metaphor for a gay man whose sexuality was not widely accepted by the movement that was so close to his heart." -- John Francis Leonard * A&U Magazine *"Exile within Exiles is a refreshing addition to a growing genre that explores the intersection of public and private spheres, both in the lives of historical figures as well as in the creation of political movements." -- Larissa Pires * H-LatAm, H-Net Reviews *"Exile within Exiles seamlessly merges the particulars of Daniel’s life with the broader context of repression and mobilization in authoritarian Brazil, the cultural milieu and restrictions of Brazilian society, and the grassroots mobilization in Brazil’s transition to democracy. The result is a compelling life-and-times biography." -- Colin M. Snider * Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies *"James Green has produced a pathbreaking portrait that combines compelling biography with critical historiographical contributions." -- Benjamin A. Cowan * HAHR *“A magnificent and moving biography that tells a larger story about resistance to authoritarian rule, the struggle for democracy, and the assertion of gay subjectivity in modern Brazil.” -- Christopher Dunn * Journal of Iberian and Latin American Research *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix List of Abbreviations xiii Introduction 1 1. Dare to Struggle, Dare to Win (1992) 7 2. He Loved to Read (1946-1964) 11 3. Medical School (1965-1967) 26 4. The O. (1967-1968) 41 5. ngelo (1968) 55 6. Underground (1969) 68 7. Unity and Disunity (1969) 84 8. To the Countryside! (1970) 99 9. 40+70=110 (1970-1971) 113 10. Falling Apart (1971) 128 11. Cláudio (1972-1974) 139 12. Red Carnations (1974-1975) 154 13. Marginalia (1976-1981) 171 14. Returning to Rio (1981-1982) 187 15. Words, Words, Words (1983-1985) 206 16. The Politics of Pleasure (1986-1988) 223 17. Forty Seconds (1989-1992) 241 Epilogue. Remnants 259 Chronology 265 Notes 273 Bibliography 299 Index 315

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Book SynopsisHerbert Daniel was a significant and complex figure in Brazilian leftist revolutionary politics and social activism from the mid-1960s until his death in 1992. As a medical student, he joined a revolutionary guerrilla organization but was forced to conceal his sexual identity from his comrades, a situation Daniel described as internal exile. After a government crackdown, he spent much of the 1970s in Europe, where his political self-education continued. He returned to Brazil in 1981, becoming engaged in electoral politics and social activism to champion gay rights, feminism, and environmental justice, achieving global recognition for fighting discrimination against those with HIV/AIDS. In Exile within Exiles, James N. Green paints a full and dynamic portrait of Daniel's deep commitment to leftist politics, using Daniel's personal and political experiences to investigate the opposition to Brazil's military dictatorship, the left's construction of a revolutionary masculinity, and the challenge that the transition to democracy posed to radical movements. Green positions Daniel as a vital bridge linking former revolutionaries to the new social movements, engendering productive dialogue between divergent perspectives in his writings and activism.Trade Review"Exile Within Exiles speaks to Daniel’s personal struggle not just against the Brazilian dictatorship but also the left’s construction of revolutionary masculinity — as well as his ultimate losing battle against AIDS. Green positions Daniel as a link between a more violently intolerant past and a progressive movement that seeks dialog and results." -- Donald Padgett * HIV Plus Mag *"Exile within Exiles is an elegiac homage to Herbert Daniel. . . . James N. Green artfully brings to life the history of a man on the margins who defied easy categorization. . . . In the process, Green presents an innovative approach to grasping the imbrications of sexuality and politics in modern Latin American history." -- Patrick William Kelly * Middle Atlantic Review of Latin American Studies *"James N. Green captures the life of an extraordinary figure in late twentieth-century Brazil and does so with great detail and sensitivity. . . . Beautifully researched and realized, Exile Within Exiles is the story, not only of a man, but a movement. Its apt title is the perfect metaphor for a gay man whose sexuality was not widely accepted by the movement that was so close to his heart." -- John Francis Leonard * A&U Magazine *"Exile within Exiles is a refreshing addition to a growing genre that explores the intersection of public and private spheres, both in the lives of historical figures as well as in the creation of political movements." -- Larissa Pires * H-LatAm, H-Net Reviews *"Exile within Exiles seamlessly merges the particulars of Daniel’s life with the broader context of repression and mobilization in authoritarian Brazil, the cultural milieu and restrictions of Brazilian society, and the grassroots mobilization in Brazil’s transition to democracy. The result is a compelling life-and-times biography." -- Colin M. Snider * Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies *"James Green has produced a pathbreaking portrait that combines compelling biography with critical historiographical contributions." -- Benjamin A. Cowan * HAHR *“A magnificent and moving biography that tells a larger story about resistance to authoritarian rule, the struggle for democracy, and the assertion of gay subjectivity in modern Brazil.” -- Christopher Dunn * Journal of Iberian and Latin American Research *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix List of Abbreviations xiii Introduction 1 1. Dare to Struggle, Dare to Win (1992) 7 2. He Loved to Read (1946-1964) 11 3. Medical School (1965-1967) 26 4. The O. (1967-1968) 41 5. ngelo (1968) 55 6. Underground (1969) 68 7. Unity and Disunity (1969) 84 8. To the Countryside! (1970) 99 9. 40+70=110 (1970-1971) 113 10. Falling Apart (1971) 128 11. Cláudio (1972-1974) 139 12. Red Carnations (1974-1975) 154 13. Marginalia (1976-1981) 171 14. Returning to Rio (1981-1982) 187 15. Words, Words, Words (1983-1985) 206 16. The Politics of Pleasure (1986-1988) 223 17. Forty Seconds (1989-1992) 241 Epilogue. Remnants 259 Chronology 265 Notes 273 Bibliography 299 Index 315

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Book SynopsisIn Gay Liberation after May ’68, first published in France in 1974 and appearing here in English for the first time, Guy Hocquenghem details the rise of the militant gay liberation movement and argues that revolutionary movements must be rethought through ideas of desire and sexuality.Trade Review“A wind of revolution sweeps through these pages, which bring the radical thought of influential French gay liberationist Guy Hocquenghem to Anglophone readers. Gay Liberation after May ’68 anticipates both queer and trans theory by refusing every politics of respectability in order to theorize a radical transversalism that dissolves all identities, corrodes all institutions, and sweeps away ‘civilization’ itself in favor of a better world to come.” -- Kadji Amin, author of * Disturbing Attachments: Genet, Modern Pederasty, and Queer History *“An immense gift to queer theory, Gay Liberation after May ’68 promises to bring a new generation of English-language readers to Guy Hocquenghem; these readers can use this text as a blueprint for activism to interrupt and hopefully dismantle the gross structural inequities that shape our present world.” -- Benjamin Kahan, author of * Celibacies: American Modernism and Sexual Life *Table of ContentsA Note on Terminology vii Translator's Introduction: A Queer Anarchism That Dare Not Speak Its Name ix Foreword / Gilles Deleuze 1 Volutions 6 1. Black November 13 2. Cultural Revolution 17 3. After-May Politics of the Self 38 4. Youth Culture/Pop High 62 5. Fags 79 6. Motorcycles 102 7. MLF-FHAR: Toward What End? 107 Translator's Notes 119 Index 153

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Book SynopsisIn Gay Liberation after May ’68, first published in France in 1974 and appearing here in English for the first time, Guy Hocquenghem details the rise of the militant gay liberation movement and argues that revolutionary movements must be rethought through ideas of desire and sexuality.Trade Review“A wind of revolution sweeps through these pages, which bring the radical thought of influential French gay liberationist Guy Hocquenghem to Anglophone readers. Gay Liberation after May ’68 anticipates both queer and trans theory by refusing every politics of respectability in order to theorize a radical transversalism that dissolves all identities, corrodes all institutions, and sweeps away ‘civilization’ itself in favor of a better world to come.” -- Kadji Amin, author of * Disturbing Attachments: Genet, Modern Pederasty, and Queer History *“An immense gift to queer theory, Gay Liberation after May ’68 promises to bring a new generation of English-language readers to Guy Hocquenghem; these readers can use this text as a blueprint for activism to interrupt and hopefully dismantle the gross structural inequities that shape our present world.” -- Benjamin Kahan, author of * Celibacies: American Modernism and Sexual Life *Table of ContentsA Note on Terminology vii Translator's Introduction: A Queer Anarchism That Dare Not Speak Its Name ix Foreword / Gilles Deleuze 1 Volutions 6 1. Black November 13 2. Cultural Revolution 17 3. After-May Politics of the Self 38 4. Youth Culture/Pop High 62 5. Fags 79 6. Motorcycles 102 7. MLF-FHAR: Toward What End? 107 Translator's Notes 119 Index 153

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Book SynopsisWhen insurgents take and hold territory, they can develop systems of governance that deliver public services to civilians under their control. This book reflects Zachariah Cherian Mampilly's extensive fieldwork in rebel-controlled areas.Trade ReviewRebel Rulers skillfully blends theoretical insights into the factors that explain effective governance with rich ethnographic research to produce a thought-provoking analysis of how rebels (attempt) to govern the populations under their control. * Journal of Politics *The empirical basis for this innovative study consists of three case studies. The author looks at the governance systems set up by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka, the Rally for Congolese Democracy (RCD) in Congo, and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A)... this book is an important achievement. Mampilly has cleared a path towards further research into modes of governance beyond the state. -- Christoph Zürcher * African Affairs *This book is a must-read for anybody wishing to understand why some rebels assemble comprehensive administrations to rule civilians while others fail to do so or reject this task. In his analysis, Mampilly challenges claims of other scholars that economic incentives drive rebel organization and goals, arguing instead for a process-based approach... This is a great book that provides rich detail. The analysis rests on the key observation that violence shapes the environment, which in turn shapes choices. -- William Reno, Northwestern University * African Studies Review *Rebel Rulers is an important achievement. Mampilly has cleared a path toward further research into modes of governance beyond the state. * African Affairs *Table of Contents1. Introduction: Governing Rebels 2. Bandits, Warlords, Embryonic States, Black Spots, and Ungoverned Territories: The Unwieldy Taxonomy of Rebel-Governed Areas 3. Understanding Variation in Insurgent Governance Systems 4. The Two Faces of the Tiger: Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam 5. Building a New Sudan: The Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army 6. Resurrecting Bula Matari: The Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie-Goma 7. Comparative Insurgent Governance 8. Rules and Resistance: New Agendas for Studying Insurgency and Governance

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Book SynopsisIn April 1909, two waves of massacres shook the province of Adana, located in the southern Anatolia region of modern-day Turkey, killing more than 20,000 Armenians and 2,000 Muslims. The central Ottoman government failed to prosecute the main culprits, a miscarriage of justice that would have repercussions for years to come. Despite the significance of these events and the extent of violence and destruction, the Adana Massacres are often left out of historical narratives. The Horrors of Adana offers one of the first close examinations of these events, analyzing sociopolitical and economic transformations that culminated in a cataclysm of violence. Bedross Der Matossian provides voice and agency to all involved in the massacres—perpetrators, victims, and bystanders. Drawing on primary sources in a dozen languages, he develops an interdisciplinary approach to understand the rumors and emotions, public spheres and humanitarian interventions that together informed this complex event. Ultimately, through consideration of the Adana Massacres in micro-historical detail, this book offers an important macrocosmic understanding of ethnic violence, illuminating how and why ordinary people can become perpetrators.Trade Review"The Horrors of Adana is a truly groundbreaking and highly nuanced exploration of intercommunal, sectarian, and nationalist violence in the late Ottoman Empire. A must-read for scholars of the modern Middle East."—Ussama Makdisi, Rice University, author of Age of Coexistence: The Ecumenical Frame and the Making of the Modern Arab World"The Horrors of Adana is an outstanding analysis of a massacre never before deeply studied. Bedross Der Matossian offers a thorough inquiry into the perpetrators, victims, bystanders, and social-political context, useful to all those interested in understanding processes of mass violence."—Jacques Semelin, Sciences Po Paris, author of Purify and Destroy: The Political Uses of Massacre and Genocide"With The Horrors of Adana, the Adana Massacres get their own story, a story that needs telling. Bedross Der Matossian's deeply researched and engagingly argued book situates Adana in a longer trajectory of 'forgotten' massacres and as part of Ottoman history more broadly."—Michelle Tusan, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, author of The British Empire and the Armenian Genocide: Humanitarianism and Imperial Politics from Gladstone to Churchill"Der Matossian's well-written and meticulously researched book, utilizing rare documentation from fifteen different archives, employing an interdisciplinary perspective and an objective, conversational tone, offers insights into this untold history."—Eleni Sakellis The National Herald"Der Matossian draws on an impressive array of sources in Armenian, Arabic, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Ladino, Russian, and both Ottoman and modern Turkish to paint an all-encompassing picture of the events from the perspectives of perpetrators, victims, and bystanders."—Samuel Sweeney, The American Conservative"Der Matossian himself is rather modest about his aims and achievements, but I do not have to be, so here goes: The Horrors of Adana is the first broad, deep, and analytical take on the Adana massacres. The introduction alone is a tour de force... The author's detailed micro level analysis of the actions and reactions of perpetrators, bystander, and victims – who fight back, outnumbered and outgunned – is dispassionate, evenhanded, and yet reads like a thriller."—Matthias Bjørnlund, International Journal of Armenian Genocide Studies"By analyzing the structure of violence from various perspectives, Professor Der Matossian was able to bring attention to the spiral of violence that occurred in Adana while explaining the multi-faceted, complex phenomenon of massacre and violence."—Natalie Agazarian, Hye Sharzhoom"The Horrors of Adana is a rich work on an episode which has never before been investigated so closely.... Even for readers new to the region and its history, the nuanced and multi-layered presentation of this complex time period is engaging. It also offers much to think about in echoing other places and our own era."—Nareg Seferian, Armenian Review"Written by the pioneer historian who has worked on one of the most horrendous events that took place at the beginning of the twentieth century, The Horrors of Adana would surely be an insightful and commendable contribution to the vast literature on ethnoreligious conflict, massacres, genocide, and ethnic conflict."—Önder Uçar, New Perspectives on Turkey"This beautifully written, carefully constructed, and convincingly argued book is based on deep reading of archival and published sources and a strong command of the existing, multilingual literature, and it is judicious in its conclusions. Der Matossian not only deploys the best tools of his own historical profession but appreciates the insights, findings, and techniques of qualitative political science and historical sociology. This is a major and original contribution to Armenian historiography, late Ottoman history, and the comparative study of ethnic violence."—Ronald Grigor Suny, American Historical Review

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Book SynopsisIn April 1909, two waves of massacres shook the province of Adana, located in the southern Anatolia region of modern-day Turkey, killing more than 20,000 Armenians and 2,000 Muslims. The central Ottoman government failed to prosecute the main culprits, a miscarriage of justice that would have repercussions for years to come. Despite the significance of these events and the extent of violence and destruction, the Adana Massacres are often left out of historical narratives. The Horrors of Adana offers one of the first close examinations of these events, analyzing sociopolitical and economic transformations that culminated in a cataclysm of violence. Bedross Der Matossian provides voice and agency to all involved in the massacres—perpetrators, victims, and bystanders. Drawing on primary sources in a dozen languages, he develops an interdisciplinary approach to understand the rumors and emotions, public spheres and humanitarian interventions that together informed this complex event. Ultimately, through consideration of the Adana Massacres in micro-historical detail, this book offers an important macrocosmic understanding of ethnic violence, illuminating how and why ordinary people can become perpetrators.Trade Review"The Horrors of Adana is a truly groundbreaking and highly nuanced exploration of intercommunal, sectarian, and nationalist violence in the late Ottoman Empire. A must-read for scholars of the modern Middle East."—Ussama Makdisi, Rice University, author of Age of Coexistence: The Ecumenical Frame and the Making of the Modern Arab World"The Horrors of Adana is an outstanding analysis of a massacre never before deeply studied. Bedross Der Matossian offers a thorough inquiry into the perpetrators, victims, bystanders, and social-political context, useful to all those interested in understanding processes of mass violence."—Jacques Semelin, Sciences Po Paris, author of Purify and Destroy: The Political Uses of Massacre and Genocide"With The Horrors of Adana, the Adana Massacres get their own story, a story that needs telling. Bedross Der Matossian's deeply researched and engagingly argued book situates Adana in a longer trajectory of 'forgotten' massacres and as part of Ottoman history more broadly."—Michelle Tusan, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, author of The British Empire and the Armenian Genocide: Humanitarianism and Imperial Politics from Gladstone to Churchill"Der Matossian's well-written and meticulously researched book, utilizing rare documentation from fifteen different archives, employing an interdisciplinary perspective and an objective, conversational tone, offers insights into this untold history."—Eleni Sakellis The National Herald"Der Matossian draws on an impressive array of sources in Armenian, Arabic, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Ladino, Russian, and both Ottoman and modern Turkish to paint an all-encompassing picture of the events from the perspectives of perpetrators, victims, and bystanders."—Samuel Sweeney, The American Conservative"Der Matossian himself is rather modest about his aims and achievements, but I do not have to be, so here goes: The Horrors of Adana is the first broad, deep, and analytical take on the Adana massacres. The introduction alone is a tour de force... The author's detailed micro level analysis of the actions and reactions of perpetrators, bystander, and victims – who fight back, outnumbered and outgunned – is dispassionate, evenhanded, and yet reads like a thriller."—Matthias Bjørnlund, International Journal of Armenian Genocide Studies"By analyzing the structure of violence from various perspectives, Professor Der Matossian was able to bring attention to the spiral of violence that occurred in Adana while explaining the multi-faceted, complex phenomenon of massacre and violence."—Natalie Agazarian, Hye Sharzhoom"The Horrors of Adana is a rich work on an episode which has never before been investigated so closely.... Even for readers new to the region and its history, the nuanced and multi-layered presentation of this complex time period is engaging. It also offers much to think about in echoing other places and our own era."—Nareg Seferian, Armenian Review"Written by the pioneer historian who has worked on one of the most horrendous events that took place at the beginning of the twentieth century, The Horrors of Adana would surely be an insightful and commendable contribution to the vast literature on ethnoreligious conflict, massacres, genocide, and ethnic conflict."—Önder Uçar, New Perspectives on Turkey"This beautifully written, carefully constructed, and convincingly argued book is based on deep reading of archival and published sources and a strong command of the existing, multilingual literature, and it is judicious in its conclusions. Der Matossian not only deploys the best tools of his own historical profession but appreciates the insights, findings, and techniques of qualitative political science and historical sociology. This is a major and original contribution to Armenian historiography, late Ottoman history, and the comparative study of ethnic violence."—Ronald Grigor Suny, American Historical Review

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Book SynopsisLibya is teetering on the edge of collapse, having become a new haven for terrorist organizations and an epicenter of the refugee crisis. Few could have imagined that the uprising against the longstanding regime of Mu'ammar Al-Gaddafi would expose a polity deeply fractured by internal divisions. Fewer still could have predicted the intractability of the conflicts that emerged in the wake of this revolution. Jacob Mundy's Libya is the first book to explain the political, security, and humanitarian crises that have engulfed Libya – Africa's largest oil-exporting country – since the Arab Spring of 2011. Examining the roots of the anti-Gaddafi revolution and the failures that resulted in the country's descent into chaos, Mundy identifies new centers of power that coalesced in the wake of the regime's collapse. The more these rival coalitions vied for political authority and control over Libya's vast oil wealth, the more they reached out to external actors who were playing their own "great game" in Libya and across the region. In the face of such a multifaceted crisis, the future looks grim as the international community seems unable to bring peace to this divided and conflict-ridden nation.Trade Review"Libya's tragic disintegration into a bloody civil war has been poorly understood by both scholars and students. Mundy's clear-eyed and deeply informed book provides the kind of complex analysis and empathetic perspective hitherto absent from the study of the Libyan quagmire."—John P. Entelis, Fordham University "While Western military intervention achieved its objective of regime change, it has failed to bring peace and stability to Libya. In this timely and superbly well-written book, Mundy explains why the post-conflict reconstruction has been more daunting than anticipated. Indispensable reading for non-specialists and experts alike."—Yahia Zoubir, Kedge Business SchoolTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Figures Introduction: the making and unmaking of modern Libya Chapter 1. State of the Masses Chapter 2. Uprising and intervention: Libya in revolt Chapter 3. State of the Martyrs Chapter 4. Hegemony or anarchy? Chapter 5. Libya on the brink Conclusion Chronology References

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Book SynopsisLibya is teetering on the edge of collapse, having become a new haven for terrorist organizations and an epicenter of the refugee crisis. Few could have imagined that the uprising against the longstanding regime of Mu'ammar Al-Gaddafi would expose a polity deeply fractured by internal divisions. Fewer still could have predicted the intractability of the conflicts that emerged in the wake of this revolution. Jacob Mundy's Libya is the first book to explain the political, security, and humanitarian crises that have engulfed Libya – Africa's largest oil-exporting country – since the Arab Spring of 2011. Examining the roots of the anti-Gaddafi revolution and the failures that resulted in the country's descent into chaos, Mundy identifies new centers of power that coalesced in the wake of the regime's collapse. The more these rival coalitions vied for political authority and control over Libya's vast oil wealth, the more they reached out to external actors who were playing their own "great game" in Libya and across the region. In the face of such a multifaceted crisis, the future looks grim as the international community seems unable to bring peace to this divided and conflict-ridden nation.Trade Review"Libya's tragic disintegration into a bloody civil war has been poorly understood by both scholars and students. Mundy's clear-eyed and deeply informed book provides the kind of complex analysis and empathetic perspective hitherto absent from the study of the Libyan quagmire."—John P. Entelis, Fordham University "While Western military intervention achieved its objective of regime change, it has failed to bring peace and stability to Libya. In this timely and superbly well-written book, Mundy explains why the post-conflict reconstruction has been more daunting than anticipated. Indispensable reading for non-specialists and experts alike."—Yahia Zoubir, Kedge Business SchoolTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Figures Introduction: the making and unmaking of modern Libya Chapter 1. State of the Masses Chapter 2. Uprising and intervention: Libya in revolt Chapter 3. State of the Martyrs Chapter 4. Hegemony or anarchy? Chapter 5. Libya on the brink Conclusion Chronology References

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Book SynopsisBy 2015, four years after the dawn of the Arab Spring, the prospects of a unifying political reform narrative in the Arab World were noticeably dwindling. The unprecedented opportunity for a regional workshop of reform and state building had stalled, with Islamist movements more anxious about questions of identity and religious ethics, and with the old guards of the “deep state” establishments (mainly military or religious personnel) countering the revolutions, rather than being concerned with constitutionalism. Generally, both incoming governments and governments clinging to a single thread trying to fight the tides of change, have lapsed to reliance on police power to curtail protests, thus raising crucial questions, whether “orientalist” or otherwise intentionally regressive: Have post-revolution events proved that the Middle East is incompatible with democracy and international human rights standards? Would entrenching such concepts in the Middle East be doomed to fail? The book will examine these questions as they unfolded during the Arab Spring, which sparked in January 2011, first in Tunisia, and then to six other Arab countries, including the most populous one, Egypt. Human Rights and the Arab Spring will highlight, analyze, and contrast, from a “human rights law” perspective, the situation in Tunisia – the success model of the Arab Spring – before and after the “Jasmine Revolution,” and in Egypt, the Arab Spring’s most notable failure – before the 2011 revolution and after the subsequent “counter-revolution,” which was led by the military establishment. The book’s ultimate goal is to make a case for a contemporary Arabian Magna Carta, a durable legal document that can be used to hold people in power (whether monarchs or dynastic “monarchical presidencies”) to account, in order to build a legal foundation for the democratization, liberalization, and possibly the secularization of the region, or at least greater respect for international human rights laws and standards.

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Book SynopsisJust north of the Arctic Circle is the settlement of Vorkuta, a notorious camp in the Gulag internment system that witnessed three pivotal moments in Russian history. In the 1930s, a desperate hunger strike by socialist prisoners, victims of Joseph Stalin’s repressive regime, resulted in mass executions. In 1953, a strike by forced labourers sounded the death knell for the Stalinist forced labour system. And finally, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, a series of strikes by new, independent miners’ unions were central to overturning the Stalinist system.Paul Kellogg uses the story of Vorkuta as a frame with which to re-assess the Russian Revolution. In particular, he turns to the contributions of Iulii Martov, a contemporary of Lenin, and his analysis of the central role played in the revolution by a temporary class of peasants-in-uniform. Kellogg explores the persistence and creativity of workers’ resistance in even the darkest hours of authoritarian repression and offers new perspectives on the failure of democratic governance after the Russian Revolution.

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Book SynopsisPeasant Wars in Bolivia reveals the active political role played by the Cochabamba valley peasants during the 1952-64 revolutionary period in Bolivia from a non-state perspective. Based on contemporary research in social, political, and cultural issues in Latin America it blends sociological and anthropological methods to go beyond recognized contexts of central power and emphasize the revolutionary experience of the peasants themselves.Drawing on archival research, newspapers, interviews, and a wealth of secondary sources, the book argues that the Cochabamba valley mestizo population of rural workers forged their own collective "campesino" identity alongside their revolutionary struggles against regional elites and the state. This newly created identity allowed the campesinos entry into the Bolivian national political arena as dynamic actors, transformed their subjectivities, and changed the existing political culture of Bolivia. It goes on to analyze the historical status of the revolution and the role of the mestizo peasantry within it in the context of academic and political debates of the first two decades of the twenty-first century.Crossing established borders between history, anthropology, and sociology, Peasant Wars in Bolivia is a fascinating, interdisciplinary exploration of the revolutionary campesinos of the Cochabamba valley, of Bolivia's nationalist revolution, and of the ways it has been interpreted and understood within Bolivian politics and culture.

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Book SynopsisThis outstanding Handbook establishes the relationship between political citizenship and social movements as an area of study. As an in-depth and well-conceived source for beginners, experienced scholars and students alike, it provides theoretically rich, methodologically diverse, and empirically wide-ranging chapters on political struggles over citizenship. Moreover, the bridging between sociological and political theories of movements and citizenship reveals both in a different light.'- Engin Isin, The Open UniversitySince the 1960s, social movements and political citizenship have become buzzwords not only in social and political life but also in social and political science. The impact of the environmental and women's movements, and the advance of multicultural, European and cosmopolitan citizenship in modern history are cases in point.The study of citizenship traditionally refers to the individual dimension of social and political behavior. Social movement studies, however, refer to the collective dimension of such behavior. Despite distinct trajectories in their theoretical development, the social movement and citizenship paradigms converge where social movements are viewed as collective forms of political citizenship. This Handbook uniquely collates results of several decades of academic research in these two fields. The expert contributions successively address the different forms of political citizenship and current approaches and recent developments in social movement studies. Salient social movements in recent history are explored in depth, covering the environmental, women's, international human rights, urban, Tea Party, and animal rights movements. Social movements and political citizenship in the global South : China, India, Africa, and the Arab World, are discussed, presenting a novel empirical insight into these fields of study.Social scientists, MA and PhD students conducting research in social movements and citizenship, at a theoretical and empirical level, will benefit from the authoritative assessment of forms of political citizenship and major developments in social movement studies.Contributors: E. Ashbee, J. Bohman, P. Bond, A.M. Clark, R.J. Dalton, P. Danyi, J. Earl, B. Edwards, E. Evans, H. Flam, R.K. Garrett, S. Griggs, P. Hamel, D. Howarth, J. Hunt, M. Kane, D. Kapoor, S. MacGregor, N. Massoumi, N. Meer, R. Meijer, D.S. Meyer, S. Monro, L. Munro, E.D.H. Olsen, M. Reddy, J. Reger, D. Richardson, C. Scholl, S. Tijsterman, H-A. Van der Heijden, P. Wood, L. XieTrade Review‘This new Handbook edited by Hein-Anton van der Heijden systematically presents the literature on social movements and citizenship. It provides a valuable resource for scholars working in both fields, and is useful for faculty and students alike. Most importantly, by bringing together key authors from both fields, this edited volume encourages research linking the two fields, and thus it could provide the basis for a new research agenda that bridges the focus on the microlevel in citizenship research with the meso- or macrolevel foci typical of the social movement literature. The book covers a breadth of research. . . familiar with one or both fields. This volume takes the contributions of citizenship research and applies them to the study of social movements, thereby moving scholarship beyond divisive distinctions between institutional and non-institutional participation.’ -- Swen Hutter and Jasmine Lorenzini, Mobilization‘Enhanced with the inclusion of a fifty-one page Index, the Handbook of Political Citizenship and Social Movements is an essential addition to academic library Political Science reference collections and supplemental studies reading lists.’ -- Midwest Book Review‘Social movement and citizenship studies have distinct trajectories of development, but Van der Heijden clearly argues that the fields share much ground in common. What's more, he sucessfully accomplishes the goal stated in the volume's introduction: to bridge or narrow the gap between the two literatures "in order to lay the foundations for a social science research program that would do more justice to social and political reality"’ -- J.J. Reed, Choice‘This outstanding Handbook establishes the relationship between political citizenship and social movements as an area of study. As an in-depth and well-conceived source for beginners, experienced scholars and students alike, it provides theoretically rich, methodologically diverse, and empirically wide-ranging chapters on political struggles over citizenship. Moreover, the bridging between sociological and political theories of movements and citizenship reveals both in a different light.’ -- Engin Isin, The Open University‘Overall, this rich Handbook provides a useful theorisation of many emerging political phenomena.’ -- Political StudiesTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Linking Political Citizenship and Social Movements Hein-Anton van der Heijden PART I: POLITICAL CITIZENSHIP: APPROACHES AND FORMS 2. Political Citizenship: Mapping the Terrain Russell J. Dalton 3. Republican Citizenship James Bohman 4. Citizenship, Gender and Sexuality Surya Monro and Diane Richardson 5. Multicultural Citizenship Narzanin Massoumi and Nasar Meer 6. Ecological Citizenship Sherilyn MacGregor 7. Urban Citizenship Patricia Burke Wood 8. European Citizenship Espen D.H. Olsen 9. Global and Cosmopolitan Citizenship Sebastiaan Tijsterman PART II: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS: CURRENT APPROACHES AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 10. Resource Mobilization and Social and Political Movements Bob Edwards and Melinda Kane 11. The New Social Movement Approach Christian Scholl 12. Citizenship, Political Opportunities and Social Movements David S. Meyer and Erin Evans 13. Poststructuralism, Social Movements and Citizen Politics Steven Griggs and David Howarth 14. Social Movements and Emotions Helena Flam 15. The Transnationalization of Social Movements Movindri Reddy 16. Social Movements and the ICT-Revolution Jennifer Earl, Jayson Hunt and R. Kelly Garrett PART III: CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL MOVEMENTS 17. The Environmental Movement Hein-Anton van der Heijden 18. The Women’s Movement Jo Reger 19. The International Human Rights Movement Ann Marie Clark and Paul Danyi 20. Urban Social Movements Pierre Hamel 21. The Tea Party Movement Edward Ashbee 22. The Animal Rights Movement Lyle Munro PART IV: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND POLITICAL CITIZENSHIP IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH 23. Social Movements and Political Citizenship in China Lei Xie 24. Social Movements in India Dip Kapoor 25. Social Movements and Political Citizenship in Africa Patrick Bond 26. Political Citizenship and Social Movements in the Arab World Roel Meijer Index

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Book Synopsis'The problem is not how to manage the capital system, but to get rid of it'. And who will do the job? These are the questions posed at the start of Cliff Slaughter's latest book. Recognising the importance of Istvan Meszaros's analysis - in Beyond Capital (1995) and other books - of the historic, 'structural crisis' that has taken capital into its stage of 'destructive self-reproduction', Against Capital focuses on the crucial question of agency. Today, when there are fundamental disjunctures between the globalised economy, the means of social control and political and state structures, what are we to make of Marx's conclusion that the working class - capital's only structural antagonist - is 'the gravedigger' of capitalism? And what are the implications for this of the information revolution, the changing composition of the working class, and the emergence of new forms of oppositional organisation, with young people to the fore? Slaughter assembles contributions by participants in recent movements in South Africa, Britain, Spain, Mexico, countries in the former Soviet zone and - in a major contribution from Yassamine Mather - the Middle East. He offers an extended critique of 'vanguardist' conceptions such as Trotsky's 'the crisis of humanity is reduced to the crisis of working-class revolutionary leadership' and Kautsky's and the early Lenin's formulation that socialist consciousness must be brought to the working class 'from the outside'. Finally, Against Capital examines the necessary theoretical foundations of a rebuilt working-class movement, with special attention to the concepts of class-consciousness and the relation between theory and practice. This book is a compelling and distinctive contribution to recent debates encompassing works such as Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2014) and Paul Mason's PostCapitalism (2015).

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Book SynopsisThe emergent Indignados movement in Spain is transforming Spanish politics and society, heralding an end to the Transition since Franco, and responding to multiple legitimation crises in Spain and in Europe. This movement is rooted in the Stop Evictions campaign led by Ada Colau in Barcelona following the bursting of the subprime mortgage bubble in the wake of the 2008; as well as the 15-M Movement arising in May 2011 Puerta del Sol of Madrid, symbolizing the Indignez-Vous outrage of a lost generation.

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Book SynopsisApproaching the concept of Islamic constitutionalism from a comparative perspective, this thought-provoking study by Antoni Abat i Ninet and Mark Tushnet uses traditional Western political theory as a lens to develop a framework for analyzing the events known as the 'Arab Spring'.Writing with clarity and insight, the authors place Western and Arabic traditions into a constructive dialogue. They focus on whether we can develop a 'theory of revolutions' that helps us understand events occurring at divergent times at geographically separate locations. This question is meticulously analyzed through the detailed examination of specific developments relevant to the ideas of revolution and constitutionalism in several nations affected by the Arab Spring. Case studies focus on Morocco and Libya as examples of unsuccessful revolutions, as well as Tunisia and Egypt. These lead the authors to consider the nature of constitutionalism itself and the concept of illiberal but non-authoritarian constitutions: a particularly pressing concern given the prominent contemporary discussions of the role of shari'a in post-Arab Spring constitutions.The Arab Spring will offer new insights to scholars, researchers and students of law and the political sciences, in particular those focusing on theories of revolution, democracy, constitutional law, Islamic constitutionalism and legal theory.Trade Review'This interesting work offers an informed and timely analysis of the revolutions and constitutional movements in North Africa and the Middle East from 2010. Four sets of very different experiences receive treatment in depth: in Morocco, Libya, Tunisia and Egypt. The book's explicit aim of placing Western and Arabic traditions in 'constructive dialogue' is particularly welcome.' --Cheryl Saunders, Melbourne Law School, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Revolutions in the Middle East and Northern Africa 2. Islamic Constitutionalism and the Arab Spring 3. Unsuccessful Revolutions within the Arab Spring Wave: The Cases of Morocco and Libya 4. The Case of Tunisia 5. The Case of Egypt Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis history of the anarcho-syndicalist trade union, the Confederacion Nacional del Trabajo, analyses a period much neglected in historical research: from the end of the civil war in 1939 to the period of democratic change from 1976 to 1979, when the organisation was reconstructed after Francos death. The Franco years were characterised by extraordinary division within the CNT and by the bureaucratisation and ossification of the organisation now part in exile in France. The decimation of the Spanish CNT in 1947 by draconian repression enhanced the role of the exiled CNT, which was now the sole representative of the historic Anarchist movement in Spain. The moribund notion of Anarchism held by the exiled organisation could not attract recruits, and thus new forces drawn to Anarchism in 1960s Spain came through different routes, related, in large part, to the crisis within Marxism. Some of these local activists became convinced of the possibility for a reconstructed CNT, but only if the organisation were renewed. However, the exiled CNT opposed such ideas and used all possible means to undermine the movement for a new CNT. Although the reconstruction of the CNT from 1976 was characterised by the struggle between these two principal forces, the Spanish CNT captured the feelings and enthusiasm of Spanish youth, after the long dark night of Francoism. The libertarian boom was short-lived however, and by 1978 the CNT was in deep crisis, calling for the dissolution of the exiled organisation. The latter, and its allies in Spain, could not allow such a development and organised the Congress of 1979 to prevent this happening. The subsequent irrevocable division of the CNT sheds lights on the political, social and economic fractures that Spain still experiences today. Published in association with the Canada Blanch Centre for Contemporary Spanish Studies, LSE

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Book SynopsisCitizens' Solidarity in Europe systematically dissects the manifestations of solidarity buried beneath the official policies and measures of public authority in Europe. This critical book provides a comparative analysis of eight European countries, illustrating the scale of support for cross-national solidarity from both individuals and civic organizations. Contributors offer comprehensive and original data, analysing opinion polls, organizational fields and media content, to unpack the thoughts, opinions and attitudes of civil society. Chapters highlight the detrimental factors that tend to inhibit or annihilate solidarity, and those that are beneficial for the nurturing of solidarity. Offering innovative ideas and fresh data, this book will be crucial reading for researchers and students of sociology and political science, particularly those focused on European and comparative studies. Journalists, NGOs, public authorities and politicians will also benefit from its unique insight into public opinion. Contributors include: S. Baglioni, V.K. Brändle, M. Cinalli, O. Eisele, V. Federico, M. Grasso, M. Kousis, C. Lahusen, A. Loukakis, T. Montgomery, M. Paschou, H.-J. TrenzTrade Review'Solidarity is a neglected theme in political theory. It is also a crucial concern for Europe, where it is the necessary but often strained complement to economic integration. This valuable collection shows the importance of civil society organizations and also of law and the actions of ordinary citizens. It points to ways in which Europe can lead the world.' --Craig Calhoun, Arizona State University, US'This impressive book comes just in time. Solidarity is under pressure everywhere in Europe, not only from the far right, also from mainstream politics, the neoliberal media-elites and the European Court, that meanwhile restricts the right to move to the good and hard working citizen. However, European citizens see that differently. In their majority they understand solidarity as political and social equality between European citizens, regions and states, and they are prepared to pay for the common wealth of all of us. Moreover, as in the founding documents of modern democracy the citizens of Europe know that European solidarity has also cosmopolitan implications. This book gives courage to make ever more public use of our own reason, that only through public use becomes an irresistible force of solidarity.' --Hauke Brunkhorst, the European-University Flensburg, Germany'It is in moments of crisis that solidarity is all the more important, but also all the more contested. This very interesting volume help us understanding how European citizens, organizations and institutions conceive of and practice solidarity.' --Donatella della Porta, Scuola Normale Superiore, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: 1 European solidarity: an introduction to a multifaceted phenomenon 1 Christian Lahusen 2 Solidarity in Europe: a comparative account of citizens’ attitudes and practices 29 Maria Grasso and Christian Lahusen 3 Waves of transnational solidarity organisations in times of crises: actions, obstacles and opportunities in Europe 55 Maria Kousis, Angelos Loukakis, Maria Paschou and Christian Lahusen 4 The welfare dimension: understanding trans(national) solidarity in Europe 85 Simone Baglioni and Tom Montgomery 5 Talking about solidarity . . . it sounds like a whisper: solidarity in law and public policies 101 Veronica Federico 6 Solidarity contestation in the public domain during the ‘refugee crisis’ 120 Manlio Cinalli, Olga Eisele, Verena K. Brändle and Hans-Jörg Trenz 7 Taking voice and taking sides: the role of social media commenting in solidarity contestation 149 Hans-Jörg Trenz, Verena K. Brändle, Manlio Cinalli and Olga Eisele 8 Conclusion: the entangled paths towards European solidarity 177 Christian Lahusen Index 193

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Book SynopsisThis timely book offers a novel theory of constitutional revolutions, providing a new and engaging framework for critically assessing how revolutions and contra-revolutions, transitional periods and the phenomenon of oblivion influence constitutional change. Contributions by leading scholars in the field explore the relationship between revolutions and constitutional order and disorder, considering in particular the impact of political transitions, situations of emergency, coup d’etat and the role of memory and oblivion during times of revolution. Through a series of case studies, the book identifies ways in which these phenomena have, and will, affect the formation and amendment of constitutions in both the short and long term. This includes, most notably, those changes which seem to go against the spirit of constitutionalism. In so doing, it provides important insight into how constitutions and constituent powers deal with the influences of the past.Students and scholars engaged in the study of constitutional law, legal theory, theories of the state, transitions of democracy and the philosophy of law will find this ground-breaking book to be a must read.Trade Review'A novel and sophisticated collection of essays on some of the most fascinating questions in constitutional and political theory. Associating socio-legal memory and oblivion with constitutional and political transitions, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in how constitutions affect - and react to - the past, present and future, through revolutions, amendments and judicial interpretation. This rich blend of multidisciplinary perspectives on constitutional ordering and disordering is an original and important contribution to the study of constitutionalism and constitutional change.' -- Yaniv Roznai, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, Israel'Revolution is all the rage - this new book appears at just the right time. Innovative and important, Revolution, Transition, Memory, and Oblivion offers new perspectives on how constitutions change, often radically and dramatically. Belov and Abat i Ninet have assembled an outstanding group of scholars whose chapters push the boundaries of our current knowledge on the interrelationships among revolution, rebellion, replacement, and constitutionalism. This book forces readers to rethink old views and to grapple with new insights.' -- Richard Albert, The University of Texas at Austin, US'We live in a time of sweeping constitutional transformation. The profound effects and implications of this ubiquitous development have created a critically important scholarly agenda, refining the analytical constructs for sharpening our comprehension of what it all means. The multidisciplinary contributors to this volume have responded splendidly to this challenge, offering up a methodologically and conceptually diverse set of assessments that valuably illuminate the complex issues kindled by the prevalence of radical constitutional change.' -- Gary J. Jacobsohn, The University of Texas at Austin, US'This collection of essays provides a host of original insights at this moment of global crisis. They invite the reader to gain a deep historical perspective upon the dilemmas we currently face in reconstructing a constitutional order that can meet the challenges of the twenty-first century. Nobody can predict the future, but we can learn a good deal from the successes and failures of the past.' -- Bruce Ackerman, Yale Law School, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction xi Martin Belov and Antoni Abat i Ninet PART I CONSTITUTION, REVOLUTION, AND LAW 1 Conceptualising the relationship between revolutions and constitutions 2 Antoni Abat i Ninet 2 Revolution and interpretation: what is a legal revolution? 18 Xavier Souvignet 3 Revolution in law 31 Yanaki Stoilov 4 Constitutional revolutions beyond liberalism: a realist critique 54 Acar Kutay PART II NORMATIVIST DISCOURSES ON LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL REVOLUTION 5 The basic norm at the time of the revolution 71 Monika Zalewska 6 On the Kelsenian concept of revolution: a theory of the relationship between social and legal revolution and the case of the first Bulgarian constitutional transition (1944–1947) 91 Simeon Groysman PART III CONSTITUTIONAL REVOLUTION AND CONSTITUTIONAL TRANSITION – BETWEEN MEMORY AND OBLIVION 7 Constitutional memories: how do constitutions cope with constitutional past 107 Martin Belov 8 The art of using legal fiction as a legal revolution solution: the case of Vichy 126 Emmanuel Cartier 9 The interim constitution in time of transition: between constitutional amendment and constitutional revolution 144 Aleksandar Tsekov PART IV CONSTITUTION-MAKING, UNCONSTITUTIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS AND PRO-AUTHORITARIAN DRIFTING OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL ORDER 10 Constitution-making processes in Europe since the Second World War 168 Zoltán Szente 11 Why does a constitutional change emerge and who has a say in it? Constitution-making, constitutional amendments and their constitutional review in Hungary between 2010 and 2018 184 Fruzsina Gárdos-Orosz 12 Constitutional change through unconstitutional interpretation 210 Monika Florczak-Wątor 13 Conclusion 231 Martin Belov and Antoni Abat i Ninet Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. This Advanced Introduction is an accessible and critical review of the most important theories and concepts in the field of social movements and political protests. Karl-Dieter Opp precisely outlines the strengths and weaknesses of the different approaches and investigates how they can be unified into a structural-cognitive model. Key Features: Application of general action theory Investigation of the conditions for deterrence and concessions by autocracies Analysis of the influence of social networks and social media on protests and protesters Precise definitions of central concepts and clear formulation of explanatory hypotheses. This timely Advanced Introduction will be crucial reading for scholars interested in political participation, political protest, and social movements as well as those looking for an excellent introduction to this fascinating ever evolving area of study.Trade Review‘This truly impressive book offers an integrated theoretical approach to social movements and political protests. Opp applies his approach to help our understanding of major events, past and present, like the spread of the Protestant Reformation, and protests against the Russian invasion of the Ukraine. A must-read for social scientists.’ -- Sascha O. Becker, Monash University, Australia and University of Warwick, UK‘Opp—one of our most insightful analysts of social protest—has produced a remarkably sophisticated and theoretically rich account of how protests work, focusing as much on how targets and publics react as on the mechanisms of protest participation. This multi-sided approach opens new avenues for understanding social protests and their impact on diverse societies.’ -- Jack A. Goldstone, George Mason University, US‘This is a careful book on an important topic. It is well worth reading as it offers many new insights into a complex phenomenon with applications for current social issues, including wars.’ -- Bruno Frey, University of Basel, SwitzerlandTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction to Social Movements and Political Protests 2. Social movements and political protests as collective action 3. Extending the context of protest: political opportunities and societal resources 4. Extending the motivational basis of protest I: framing, cognitive balance, and the goals-beliefs theory 5. Extending the motivational basis of protest II: the identity perspective 6. When protests change politics: explaining the behavior of the protest targets 7. When protests change protesters and bystanders 8. How to put all this together: the structural-cognitive model, the Protestant Reformation, the protests against the Russian invasion of the Ukraine, and some guidelines for explaining social movement phenomena References Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. This Advanced Introduction is an accessible and critical review of the most important theories and concepts in the field of social movements and political protests. Karl-Dieter Opp precisely outlines the strengths and weaknesses of the different approaches and investigates how they can be unified into a structural-cognitive model. Key Features: Application of general action theory Investigation of the conditions for deterrence and concessions by autocracies Analysis of the influence of social networks and social media on protests and protesters Precise definitions of central concepts and clear formulation of explanatory hypotheses. This timely Advanced Introduction will be crucial reading for scholars interested in political participation, political protest, and social movements as well as those looking for an excellent introduction to this fascinating ever evolving area of study.Trade Review‘This truly impressive book offers an integrated theoretical approach to social movements and political protests. Opp applies his approach to help our understanding of major events, past and present, like the spread of the Protestant Reformation, and protests against the Russian invasion of the Ukraine. A must-read for social scientists.’ -- Sascha O. Becker, Monash University, Australia and University of Warwick, UK‘Opp—one of our most insightful analysts of social protest—has produced a remarkably sophisticated and theoretically rich account of how protests work, focusing as much on how targets and publics react as on the mechanisms of protest participation. This multi-sided approach opens new avenues for understanding social protests and their impact on diverse societies.’ -- Jack A. Goldstone, George Mason University, US‘This is a careful book on an important topic. It is well worth reading as it offers many new insights into a complex phenomenon with applications for current social issues, including wars.’ -- Bruno Frey, University of Basel, SwitzerlandTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction to Social Movements and Political Protests 2. Social movements and political protests as collective action 3. Extending the context of protest: political opportunities and societal resources 4. Extending the motivational basis of protest I: framing, cognitive balance, and the goals-beliefs theory 5. Extending the motivational basis of protest II: the identity perspective 6. When protests change politics: explaining the behavior of the protest targets 7. When protests change protesters and bystanders 8. How to put all this together: the structural-cognitive model, the Protestant Reformation, the protests against the Russian invasion of the Ukraine, and some guidelines for explaining social movement phenomena References Index

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Book SynopsisThis thought-provoking Handbook provides a theoretical overview of the wide variety of anti-environmentalisms and offers an integrative research agenda for future research on the topic. Probing the ways in which groups have organized to oppose environmental movements and pro-environmental policies in recent decades, it examines those involved in these countermovements and studies their motivations and support systems.International contributors investigate the ways in which anti-environmentalism differs across regions and by the nature of the issue, alongside unique coverage of the critiques of environmental movements coming from sources that are not anti-environmental. This Handbook explores core topics in the field, including contestation over climate change, wind power, mining, forestry, food sovereignty, oil and gas pipelines and population issues. Chapters also analyse our understanding of countermovements, the effect of public opinion on environmental policy, and original empirical case studies from North America, Oceania, Europe and Asia.Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the Handbook of Anti-Environmentalism will be a key resource for scholars and students of environmental politics and policy, environmental sociology, environmental governance and social movements.Trade Review‘Over the last decades, many systematic accounts have been provided of the main social and political movements currently active on the globe. Far less attention has been paid to their opponents and critics. Focusing on reactions to environmental movements, and edited by three foremost analysts of environmental politics, this Handbook is likely to have an impact which goes well beyond that particular field. It will appeal to all those interested in the study of “counter-movements” at large.’ -- Mario Diani, University of Trento, Italy‘In an era where scientific misinformation and disinformation are proliferating globally, there is a clear and pressing need for this state-of-the-art overview of anti-environmental actors, messages and campaigns. The editors of the Handbook have assembled a stellar roster of international contributors who interrogate every aspect of the problem from media framing, to climate denial networks, to neoliberal governance. Highly recommended to university libraries and to environmental activists and scholars.’ -- John Hannigan, University of Toronto, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Foreword: foreign-funded radicals x James Hoggan PART I INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW 1 The contours of anti-environmentalism: an introduction to the Handbook of Anti-Environmentalism 2 Mark C.J. Stoddart, David Tindall and Riley E. Dunlap PART II THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES 2 Understanding countermovements 23 Suzanne Staggenborg and David S. Meyer 3 Against environmentalism for the common good: a theoretical model 43 Nicholas Scott PART III ANTI-ENVIRONMENTALISM DISCOURSE AND FRAMING 4 ‘Total preservation is just as bad as total logging’: forests and environmental attitudes and behaviours in an anti-environmentalist countermovement 63 David Tindall, Mark C.J. Stoddart and Valerie Berseth 5 Climate change scepticism in front-page Czech newspaper coverage: a one man show 84 Petr Ocelík PART IV VALUES, ATTITUDES AND PUBLIC OPINION 6 Understanding opposition to the environmental movement: the importance of dominant American values 108 Riley E. Dunlap 7 The effect of public opinion on environmental policy in the face of the environmental countermovement 133 Kerry Ard, Tiffany Williams and Paige Kelly 8 Anti-environment, or pro-livelihood? Dissecting environmental conflict and its key drivers in Northern New South Wales 153 Vanessa Bible PART V SOCIAL NETWORKS AND ANTI-ENVIRONMENTALISM 9 Climate change counter movement organisations: an international deviant network? 173 Ruth E. McKie 10 Fossil networks and dirty power: the politics of decarbonisation in Australia 192 Adam Lucas 11 Regime of obstruction: fossil capitalism and the many facets of climate denial in Canada 216 William K. Carroll, Shannon Daub and Shane Gunster 12 The Koch Brothers and the climate change denial social movement 234 Patrick Doreian and Andrej Mrvar PART VI EXTRACTIVE DEVELOPMENT AND ANTI-ENVIRONMENTALISM 13 Neoliberal governance of environmentalism in the post-9/11 security era: the case of pipeline debates in Canada 248 S. Harris Ali 14 Fashioning anti-environmentalism in Turkey: the campaign against the Bergama movement 268 Hayriye Özen PART VII AGRICULTURE AND ANTI-ENVIRONMENTALISM 15 Food sovereignty and anti-regulation from the left 284 James S. Krueger 16 Agrarian reform movement in the Betung Kerihun National Park: mobilisation of hunter–gatherer communities against nature protection in Kalimantan 304 Martin C. Lukas 17 Wind energy development and anti-environmentalism in Alberta, Canada 329 Aleksandra Afanasyeva, Debra J. Davidson and John Parkins PART VIII ETHNICITY AND RACE 18 The end of population-environmentalism: dissonance over human rights and societal goals 345 Pamela McMullin-Messier 19 The environmental state and the racial state in tension: does racism impede environmentalism? 365 Ian R. Carrillo PART IX OTHER SPHERES OF ANTI-ENVIRONMENTALISM 20 Skin in the game: the struggle over climate protection within the US labor movement 381 Todd E. Vachon 21 Reflexive religious anti-environmentalism on Indigenous lands: decolonization and religious environmental organizations (REOs) in the Trans Mountain resistance, Canada 399 Victor W.Y. Lam 22 Anti-environmentalism in critical social science and new conservation 423 Helen Kopnina, Haydn Washington and Joe Gray PART X CONCLUSION 23 Moving forward in the study of anti-environmentalism: combining tools from different tool kits 440 David Tindall, Mark C.J. Stoddart and Riley E. Dunlap Index

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Book SynopsisThe Mojahedin Khalq Organisation is an Iranian political party that helped Khomeini's religious sect in Iran bring about the Islamic revolution of 1979, after being at the forefront of opposition to the rule of the Shah. However, as the revolution got underway the Mojahedin were sidelined by the religious clerics and were expelled from the political arena. They responded by attacking the dominant polity through democratic means (such as political demonstrations), and later through armed resistance, to become the most significant opposition power base to the current regime of Iran. Since 1997 the Organisation has dissolved and depleted, and now functions at little more than a rhetoric level. This book provides a detailed history of the Organization and its members, and addresses its complex relationship with western and international powers, most specifically the United States, in their endeavours to harness agreement to topple the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Book SynopsisWith the outbreak of the Palestinian Intifadat al-Aqsa in September 2000 that followed the failure of the Camp David II summit, the chain of belligerent events took Egypt by surprise. Facing a dilemma in its search for an appropriate policy towards the Palestinian-Israeli escalation, this study argues that Egypt's policy towards the second Intifada may best be understood by scrutinising several circles of reference that directly affected its policymaking process throughout the long years of the bloody Israeli-Palestinian conflict. These circles of reference comprise interests and calculations derived from Egyptian internal issues; regional factors -- Egypt's role and position in the Arab world in general, and its relations with the Palestinians in particular; Egypt's relations with Israel; and its strategic ties with the United States. The growing strength and the expansion of the global Islamic terrorist network that challenges the stability of the present Arab regimes constitutes a lynchpin at every layer. Egypt's foreign policy is based on Realpolitik, that is, on pragmatic and material factors rather than on ideological or moral considerations. Safeguarding its national interests is Egypt's prime goal. In this regard, Egypt considers the peace with Israel as a strategic national asset. For Mubarak's regime, the abrogation of the peace treaty with Israel has never been an option, even during the worst days of the Intifada. Mubarak has shown exemplary restraint throughout the conflict. Despite occasional harsh anti-Israeli statements aimed mainly at easing internal and external pressures, Mubarak's regime can, on the whole, be seen as a responsible and stabilising factor vehemently striving to prevent regional escalation. This study is based primarily on Egyptian sources as well as interviews and conversations with senior members of the Al-Ahram Center for Strategic Studies. It also draws on other primary and secondary sources in Arabic, Hebrew and English. The book is essential reading for all scholars involved and engaged with the Israel-Arab conflict.

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Book SynopsisThis history of the anarcho-syndicalist trade union, the Confederacion Nacional del Trabajo, analyses a period much neglected in historical research: from the end of the civil war in 1939 to the period of democratic change from 1976 to 1979, when the organisation was reconstructed after Francos death. The Franco years were characterised by extraordinary division within the CNT and by the bureaucratisation and ossification of the organisation now part in exile in France. The decimation of the Spanish CNT in 1947 by draconian repression enhanced the role of the exiled CNT, which was now the sole representative of the historic Anarchist movement in Spain. The moribund notion of Anarchism held by the exiled organisation could not attract recruits, and thus new forces drawn to Anarchism in 1960s Spain came through different routes, related, in large part, to the crisis within Marxism. Some of these local activists became convinced of the possibility for a reconstructed CNT, but only if the organisation were renewed. However, the exiled CNT opposed such ideas and used all possible means to undermine the movement for a new CNT. Although the reconstruction of the CNT from 1976 was characterised by the struggle between these two principal forces, the Spanish CNT captured the feelings and enthusiasm of Spanish youth, after the long dark night of Francoism. The libertarian boom was short-lived however, and by 1978 the CNT was in deep crisis, calling for the dissolution of the exiled organisation. The latter, and its allies in Spain, could not allow such a development and organised the Congress of 1979 to prevent this happening. The subsequent irrevocable division of the CNT sheds lights on the political, social and economic fractures that Spain still experiences today. Published in association with the Canada Blanch Centre for Contemporary Spanish Studies, LSE

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Book SynopsisParty-States and their Legacies in Post-Communist Transformation is a unique investigation into the construction, operation, self-destruction and transition of Hungarian politics from the 1960s to the mid- 1990s. It presents a rich picture which draws upon an extraordinary body of data and provides not just simply a retrospective theoretical analysis of the system, but details of everyday life within the state apparatus.This remarkable book includes extensive interviews with over four hundred key individuals in the party, state and the economy from 1975 onwards. In addition, Dr Csanadi draws upon other unique empirical research including internal memos and secret state documents as well as a full range of studies by East and West European scholars to reveal the realities of the system as observed by those closest to it. She not only considers the workings of the system during the communist era, but also analyses the legacy it continues to exert on the period of the transformation. As such the book contributes to our understanding of the Hungarian transformation and sheds new light on how party states worked throughout Eastern and Central Europe during the communist era and what the consequences of their self-similar features on the transformation are. In addition the book offers comparisons with other formerly centrally planned systems to reveal the structural differences in the distribution of power in party states and the very different legacies they leave for post-communist transformation. This comprehensive book will be welcomed by researchers, academics and postgraduates interested in the politics, economics, history and political science of Hungary and other East and Central European countries in transition.Trade Review'This meticulously researched contribution by a Hungarian scholar offers a fresh analysis of the evolution and collapse of the communist system. A welcome addition to the literature on the rise and fall of state socialism, the book traces the tension between the system's sustainability and its inherent weakness. . . . the very richness of the data presented in the book merits careful consideration.' -- Andrew A. Michta, Slavic ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: The Structure Part II: The Functioning Part III: The Disintegration Part IV: The Legacies Part V: Conclusions Appendices References Index

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Book SynopsisIn this highly original book, Patrick O'Neil analyses the catalysts of the collapse of socialism in Eastern Europe and offers explanations for these events. The exceptional case of Hungary is used to support theoretical concepts regarding the transition in Eastern Europe using new empirical evidence and institutional theory.The Hungarian transition from communism is distinct in that the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party was the initiator of its own transition but also acted as its own greatest enemy. This book provides a detailed analysis of the internal reform movement within the Hungarian Communist Party and its role in the incremental transition to democracy in the late 1980s. The author utilises party archives and primary interviews with important figures in the Communist Party to examine the effect of institutional relationships on the collapse of the authoritarian order. He also emphasises the role of reform circles in accelerating the disintegration of the Communist Party in Hungary. The book concludes that the way in which an autocratic order perpetuates itself affects the manner of its decline and the new system that takes its place.This authoritative book will be welcomed by academics and students interested in the politics of transition both in Hungary and Eastern Europe and the politics of the demise of communism in general.Trade Review'. . . this work is highly original. It is a complete account of the process or organizational development and of the fate, rivalries, constraints, and political shortcomings of the reform circles and their predecessors. This book will be very useful for historians, political scientists, sociologists, and undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students of socialism and its transformation in eastern Europe. . .' -- Maria Csanadi, Slavic ReviewsTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Theoretical Approaches 1. Transitions, Institutions and State Socialism Part II: The Hungarian Case 2. State Socialism and the Intelligentsia in Eastern Europe: Hungary in Comparative Institutional Perspective, 1948–1988 3. The Rise of the Reform Cycles 4. The Organization of the Reform Circle Movement and the Party in Disorder 5. The Final Party Congress and the Reform Alliance: Victory or Defeat? Part III: Conclusions 6. Institutional Order and the Path of Political Change: Hungary and Eastern Europe Appendices Bibliography Index

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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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Book SynopsisUpdated by popular demand, this is the fourth edition of this important bibliography. It lists a wide selection of works on or about Myanmar published in English and in hard copy since the 1988 pro-democracy uprising, which marked the beginning of a new era in Myanmar's modern history. There are now 2,727 titles listed. They have been written, edited, translated or compiled by over 2,000 people, from many different backgrounds. These works have been organized into thirty-five subject chapters containing ninety-five discrete sections. There are also four appendices, including a comprehensive reading guide for those unfamiliar with Myanmar or who may be seeking guidance on particular topics. This book is an invaluable aid to officials, scholars, journalists, armchair travellers and others with an interest in this fascinating but deeply troubled country.

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Book SynopsisA revised second edition of "The Cyprus Question", containing an historical narrative and an examination of the developments in Cyprus since 1963. Subjects discussed include the intercommunal hostilities of 1963-64, the "coup d'etat" of 1974, and the role of the UN.Table of ContentsThe birth of the Cyprus Republic; the uneasy years 1963-1974; intercommunal negotiations 1968-1974; Turkish intervention and its aftermath; the Treaty of Guarantee; human rights in Cyprus; the intercommunal negotiations; an evaluation of the intercommunal talks; towards declaration of statehood; self-determination; statehood and after; the "proximity" talks; the constitution of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus; statehood and recognition; developments after the Summit of 1985; resumption of the intercommunal negotiating process.

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