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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Revolution and Authoritarianism in North Africa
Book SynopsisThis book offers a much-needed corrective to dominant approaches to understanding political causality during episodes of intense social mobilisation, specifically with a North African context. Drawing on analyses of routine governance and of 'revolutionary' mobilisation in four countries of the Maghreb -- Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya -- before, during and after the 2011 uprisings, Volpi explains the different trajectories of these uprisings by showing how specific acts of protest created new arenas of contention that provided actors with new rationales, practices and, ultimately, identities. The book illustrates how the dynamics of revolutionary episodes are characterised by the social and political de-institutionalisation of routine mechanisms of (authoritarian) governance. It also details how post-uprising re-institutionalisation and/or conflict are shaped by reconstructed understandings of the uprisings by actors, who are themselves partially the products of these episodes of phenomena.Trade ReviewRevolution and Authoritarianism looks beyond the deterministic approaches that have characterised studies of the Arab Spring and offers a much more nuanced set of explanations for the way in which events in North Africa have occurred and developed. Theoretically sophisticated and empirically well grounded, this is a genuine must-read for all those interested in the politics of the Arab Spring.' * Francesco Cavatorta, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Université Laval in Quebec, Canada; and editor of Salafism After the Arab Awakening: Contending with People's Power *'Precisely-argued and intelligent, this is the most important study to date of the comparative politics of the Arab uprisings in North Africa; it demonstrates in detail how eventful interactions between political actors in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya were not simply structurally determined, but shaped trajectories of change. Volpi shows how people do make history, even in circumstances not chosen by themselves.' -- * John Chalcraft, Associate Professor in the History and Politics of Empire/Imperialism and author of Popular Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East *'This powerful account highlights the fluidity of revolutions, and of all politics, by looking at how institutions are made and unmade, especially through processes of meaning making. Volpi finds the right analytical balance between action and its contexts.' * James M. Jasper, Professor, Graduate Centre of the City University of New York *'Very good for advanced undergraduate seminars and graduate students.'
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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Yemen Endures: Civil War, Saudi Adventurism and
Book SynopsisWhy is Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, involved in a costly and merciless war against its mountainous southern neighbour Yemen, the poorest country in the Middle East? When the Saudis attacked the hitherto obscure Houthi militia, which they believed had Iranian backing, to oust Yemen's government in 2015, they expected an easy victory. They appealed for Western help and bought weapons worth billions of dollars from Britain and America; yet two years later the Houthis, a unique Shia sect, have the upper hand.In her revealing portrait of modern Yemen, Ginny Hill delves into its recent history, dominated by the enduring and pernicious influence of career dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh, who ruled for three decades before being forced out by street protests in 2011. Saleh masterminded patronage networks that kept the state weak, allowing conflict, social inequality and terrorism to flourish.In the chaos that follows his departure, civil war and regional interference plague the country while separatist groups, Al-Qaeda and ISIS compete to exploit the broken state. And yet, Yemen endures.Trade Review'[A] vivid and balanced account.''Yemen - a country of multiple realities, complex, layered, and explosive, where some of the hungriest people in the world strive to live. Ginny Hill is a rare outsider who has lived the country, she is superbly seasoned in its physical and political terrain. Her book is a revelation.' -- Jon Snow, Channel 4‘Highly engaging and well written.’ -- Bustan: The Middle East Book Review‘A compelling and detailed account . . . combining a journalist’s flair with the deep expertise from more than a decade of living in, working on and writing about Yemen, Hill weaves together the stories of Yemenis from several hundred interviews in a style that is both engaging and accessible.’ 'This is an extremely fine journalistic account of the turbulence in contemporary Yemen . . . provides a distinct perspective on the factors that allow Yemen to continue to exist . . . a fine read for anyone unfamiliar with Yemen to get up to speed in understanding the country.''Written with the fluid cadence of a former journalist, it offers a highly accessible and important entry point for readers new to the history and politics of Yemen but also includes content that will help more seasoned readers better under- stand some long-standing puzzles . . . a well-written work of wide scope on questions of great urgency.’ '[Hill] use[s] her deep knowledge and experience of Yemen to not only explain the complexities of the current conflict, but also places them in an historical and social context . . . deeply emotive and engaging . . . Telling the story of Yemen and the wider region through this powerful yet still journalistic prose makes for a genuine page turner.''Ginny Hill's detailed and highly readable account [...] is indispensable to understanding the story so far. [...] Hill is impressive proof that academic rigour, patient and persistent reporting, good contacts and fine writing are not mutually exclusive. Her book is full of vivid insights enriched by far deeper knowledge than can be accumulated during a brief visit.' -- Ian Black, LSE blog'Yemen Endures is an invaluable guide to the crisis that has engulfed Yemen, combining history, analysis and vivid first-person testimony -- a must-read for anyone who wants to understand this bewilderingly multi-faceted conflict.' -- Robin Lustig, former presenter of The World Tonight on BBC Radio 4 and Newshour on BBC World Service'The most authoritative account of the Yemen tragedy so far. Yemen Endures succeeds where others have failed in giving voice to the Yemeni people. Highly recommended.' -- Christopher Davidson, author of Shadow Wars: The Secret Struggle for the Middle East'There are all too few books written on Yemen, fewer still that get it right. Hill's expert guide through the quagmire is both timely and essential. This book achieves that through the author's rare balance of insight, candour and direct experience to produce a work that will be a marker of how modern Yemen ended up in war and collapse.' -- Iona Craig, former Times (of London) Yemen correspondent, winner of the Orwell Prize and the Martha Gellhorn Award'An eminently readable and highly insightful portrayal of a country in chaos. Hill's account of Yemen's history and torturous politics is vividly coloured by her own personal experiences.' -- Mehran Kamrava, author of The Modern Middle East: A Political History Since World War I
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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in South Africa
Book SynopsisSouth Africa's transition to democracy took place against a backdrop of shadow war between the apartheid regime's counterinsurgency forces and the African National Congress' armed wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK). This book analyses in unprecedented detail the hidden history of MK's struggle and its contribution to South Africa's liberation, while exposing new dimensions of clandestine apartheid-era violence. Drawing on interviews with former MK guerrillas, Daniel Douek traces the evolution of MK's operations across southern Africa from the 1960s, culminating in the 1990-4 negotiations between the ANC and the white-supremacist regime. As political violence escalated, the battle waged in the shadows became nothing less than a struggle to shape South Africa's future. Counterinsurgency forces recruited spies, deployed death squads, engaged in psychological warfare, and targeted ANC leaders, including MK chief Chris Hani. Even once ANC elites had come to power, apartheid counterinsurgency operations continued to undermine South Africa's new democracy by marginalising MK guerrillas within the 'new' security forces, leaving legacies of violence and instability still felt today.Trade Review'As rigorous--and disturbing--an account of insurgency and counterinsurgency in South Africa as you'll find. Highly recommended.' -- Deane-Peter Baker, Associate Professor of International and Political Studies, UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy'A provocative book raising important questions about the toxic legacies of dysfunctional states' violent repression of insurgencies: authoritarian security elites, urban violence and persistent criminal networks. Douek reaches far beyond South Africa in his analysis and arguments for meaningful security sector reform in post-conflict societies.' -- Sue Onslow, Deputy Director & Reader in Commonwealth History, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London
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Serif The Politics of Illusion: Political History of
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Well Red Publications The History of the Russian Revolution to
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Well Red Publications Bolshevism: The Road to Revolution
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D Giles Ltd Revolution!: The Atlantic World Reborn
Book Synopsis'Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn' is an original illustrated volume which accompanies the landmark international travelling exhibition opening at the New York Historical Society in November 2011. This fascinating book brings together three globally influential revolutions - in America, France, and Haiti - to explore the enormous transformations in the world's politics and culture between Britain's victory in the Seven Years War in 1763 and the end of the Napoleonic Wars fifty-two years later. While most histories of these revolutions have been told exclusively as chapters within national histories, 'Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn' presents, for the first time, the story of the 18th-century Atlantic revolutions as a part of wider, intertwined, global narrative. Vivid text and images provide a context for our understanding of these major social upheavals and their lasting influence on contemporary society.Table of ContentsForeword- Louise Mirrer, President and CEO of the New-York Historical Society Introduction- Richard Rabinowitz A Season of Revolutions: The United States, France, and Haiti- Thomas Bender Insurgents before Independence: The Revolution of the American People- T. H. Breen A Port in the Storm: Philadelphia's Commerce during the Atlantic Revolutionary Era- Cathy Matson Slavery and Freedom in the Age of Revolution- David Brion Davis and Peter P. Hinks The Achievement of the Haitian Revolution, 1791-1804- Robin Blackburn An African Revolutionary in the Atlantic World- Laurent Dubois and Julius S. Scott Liberty in Black, White, and Color: A Trans-Atlantic Debate- Jeremy D. Popkin A Vapor of Dread: Observations on Racial Terror and Vengeance in the Age of Revolution- Vincent Brown One Woman, Three Revolutions: Rosalie of the Poulard Nation- Rebecca J. Scott and Jean M. Hebrard The 1804 Haitian Revolution- Jean Casimir Curating History's Silences: The Revolution! Exhibition- Richard Rabinowitz
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Fontanka Eyewitness 1917: The Russian Revolution through
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Phoenix Press The Two Trotskyisms Confront Stalinism
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Phoenix Press The Fall of European Stalinism
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Wellred Books Spain's Revolution Against Franco: The Great
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Wellred Books The Permanent Revolution and Results and
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Daraja Press October 1917 Revolution: A Century Later
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BoD - Books on Demand Le XVIIIe siècle à Montbard
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Bohlau Verlag Der Februaraufstand 1934: Fakten und Mythen
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Duncker & Humblot Der Bedrohte Leviathan: Staat Und Revolution in
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Schwabe Verlag Basel 1989 Der Unvollendete Aufbruch
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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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Alpha Editions Balochistan: In Quest of Freedom
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Zeitouna Wall Talk: Graffiti of the Egyptian Revolution
Book SynopsisAn epic journey through the street art and graffiti of the January 2011 Egyptian revolutionThe Egyptian Revolution of 2011 gave birth to an unprecedented explosion of popular political and social expression in the form of bold, defiant, and often unforgettable street art and graffiti. This acted as both the revolution's chronicle, its commentary and response to the headlong rush of events, and as a driver of the revolution, a powerful means of influencing and directing what people felt, thought, and did during the heady days and months that followed from the 25 January 2011 uprising. Wall Talk takes us on an epic journey through the street art and graffiti that filled Egypt's streets between the twenty-fifth of January 2011 and the thirtieth of June 2012. Matched with a corresponding timeline of the key events of those eighteen months, it presents an enthralling and invaluable record of a moment in time that changed the course of Egyptian history forever.
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The University of Chicago Press Foucault and the Iranian Revolution Gender and
Book SynopsisFoucault and the Iranian Revolution informs current discussion on the divisions that have reemerged among Western intellectuals over the response to radical Islamism after September 11.Trade Review"I am very impressed by the authors' clarity of thought, meticulousness of research, and important insights. Their book's originality lies in the way it links Foucault's main ideas to the Iranian revolution, thereby illuminating one through the other. The authors remind us of Foucault's immense influence on the dominant views in the current debates on Islamism and Iran." - Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran"
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University of Chicago Press Foucault and the Iranian Revolution
Book SynopsisFoucault and the Iranian Revolution informs current discussion on the divisions that have reemerged among Western intellectuals over the response to radical Islamism after September 11.Trade Review"I am very impressed by the authors' clarity of thought, meticulousness of research, and important insights. Their book's originality lies in the way it links Foucault's main ideas to the Iranian revolution, thereby illuminating one through the other. The authors remind us of Foucault's immense influence on the dominant views in the current debates on Islamism and Iran." - Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran"
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The University of Chicago Press Peasants Against the State The Politics of Market
Book SynopsisStephen Bunker challenges the image of peasants as passive victims and argues that coffee growers in the Bugisu District of Uganda, because they own land and may choose which crops to produce, maintain an unusual degree of economic and political independence. Focusing on peasant struggles for market control over coffee exports in Bugisu from colonial times through the reign and overthrow of Idi Amin, Bunker shows that these freeholding peasants acted collectively and used the state's dependence on coffee export revenues to effectively influence and veto government programs inimical to their interests. Bunker's work vividly portrays the small victories and great trials of ordinary people struggling to control their own economic destiny while resisting the power of the world economy.
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The University of Chicago Press Revolutionizing Repertoires The Rise of Populist
Book SynopsisPoliticians and political parties are for the most part limited by habit they recycle tried-and-true strategies, draw on models from the past, and mimic others in the present. But in rare moments politicians break with routine and try something new. Drawing on pragmatist theories of social action, Revolutionizing Repertoires sets out to examine what happens when the repertoire of practices available to political actors is dramatically reconfigured. Taking as his case study the development of a distinctively Latin American style of populist mobilization, Robert S. Jansen analyzes the Peruvian presidential election of 1931. He finds that, ultimately, populist mobilization emerged in the country at this time because newly empowered outsiders recognized the limitations of routine political practice and understood how to modify, transpose, invent, and recombine practices in a whole new way. Suggesting striking parallels to the recent populist turn in global politics, Revolutionizing Reper
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The University of Chicago Press Spent Cartridges of Revolution An Anthropological
Book SynopsisWhat happens to a revolutionary town after the revolution? This anthropological history studies the Namiquipan peasants, who supported Pancho Villa in the revolution of 1910-1920, but who now consider themselves mere spent cartridges of a struggle that benefitted other classes.
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The University of Chicago Press Sri LankaEthnic Fratricide and the Dismantling of
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The University of Chicago Press James Joyce and the Irish Revolution The Easter
Book SynopsisTrade Review“An important development in the understanding of the Irish relationship to Joyce’s work – and of his relationship to his native country. . . . For this superb, transformative undertaking the author deserves our gratitude.” * Dublin Review of Books *“The Easter Rising, far from being consigned to nostalgia, is seen as a catalyst for global processes of decolonization . . . [Gibbons’s] tracing of connections and influences—real, virtual, and suggestive—between revolution in the street and in the word results in richly layered and sometimes erudite chapters that repay close reading . . [and] open up many fascinating paths.” * Irish Times *"One of Ireland’s most profound if idiosyncratic cultural critics, Luke Gibbons, seeks to bring these two revolutions into the same framework in his important new work, James Joyce and the Irish Revolution: The Easter Rising as Modern Event. Through a series of engrossing vignettes drawn from a wide array of contemporary sources, he positions Joyce’s 'revolution of the word' under the light emitted by the 1916 Easter Rising and sets out to 'reclaim what was radical in the Irish revolution for a modernist project akin to that of Joyce’s.'" * Jacobin *“The interest key figures in the Rising and the subsequent War of Independence (1919–21) showed in Joyce’s work and its revolutionary potential is . . . compelling. For example, Gibbons shines a light on the Irish revolutionary leader Ernie O’Malley, who devoted considerable attention to Joyce . . . [Gibbons’s] case is unassailable. Political radicalism and radical art call one another to arms.” * Times Literary Supplement *“This is a study deserving of an audience beyond the confines of Irish literary criticism. Underscoring the electrifying analysis is the hard evidence of patient scholarship and profound insight that makes this book one of the most original interventions to appear during the Decade of Centenaries.” * History Ireland *“Gibbons examines how the aesthetic innovations in James Joyce’s Ulysses reflect the political turmoil of Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising and subsequent War of Independence . . . with some eye-opening insights.” * Publishers Weekly *"This book is a ground-breaking and original addition to the decade of centenaries. Luke Gibbons’ familiarity with the ‘underworld’ figures of the anti-Treatyites and supporters, who understood Ulysses because of their lived experience, extends our understanding of the more commonly reported Free Staters’ refusal of Ulysses, mainly on moral censorship grounds. Replete with a superb index and 56 pages of exemplary footnotes, a study in themselves, it is a generous book. It is a work that manages to yoke modernist literary expression with a broad array of transnational political effects." * Australasian Journal of Irish Studies *“Gibbons may well be Ireland’s most brilliant literary and cultural critic: a distinctive voice and a decisive eye. Here, as always, Gibbons’s commentary ebbs around observed details with a verve worthy of Benjamin, as he makes clear not only that Joyce’s work was revolutionary but also that it was recognized as such by some of the revolutionaries themselves. This is an immensely rich and suggestive work, an instant classic of Irish literary criticism." -- Enda Duffy, University of California, Santa Barbara"This book positively bristles with intelligence and erudition. Gibbons reads Ulysses and the Easter Rising as compelling instances of an alliance between political radicalism and formal/technical innovation. At the same time, he decisively rewrites our understanding of Ulysses’s reception history, demonstrating that many of Joyce’s first interpreters saw his literary experiments as direct engagements with Ireland’s turbulent political history.” -- Marjorie Howes, Boston College“In this pioneering investigation, Gibbons has convincingly reinterpreted the Easter Rising as a global and modernizing event. His Joycean cast of characters—artists, freedom fighters, and a surprising number who were both—highlights the cultural aspects of the 1916 Rising in a new modernist and international vein.” -- Mary E. Daly, University College DublinTable of ContentsList of Figures Preface Abbreviations Introduction: James Joyce and the Irish Revolution 1. “Old Haunts”: Photographic Memory, Motion, and the Republic of Letters 2. Modern Epic and Revolution: Montage in the Margins 3. “A World That Ran Through Things”: Ulysses, the Easter Rising, and Spatial Form 4. The Easter Rising as Modern Event: Media, Technology, and Terror 5. “Paving Over the Abyss”: Ireland, War, and Literary Modernism 6. “Through the Eyes of Another Race”: Ulysses, Roger Casement, and the Politics of Humanitarianism 7. Transatlantic “Usable Pasts”: America, Literary Modernism, and the Irish Revolution 8. On Another Man’s Text: Ernie O’Malley, Politics, and Irish Modernism 9. Beyond Disillusionment: Desmond Ryan, Ulysses, and the Irish Revolution Acknowledgments Notes Index
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McGill-Queen's University Press From the Battlefield to the Stage
Book SynopsisKnown today chiefly for his surrender to the American forces at Saratoga in 1777, General John Burgoyne led a multidimensional life. From the Battlefield to the Stage remembers him as not only a participant in one of Britain’s worst military disasters but also a brave soldier, successful playwright, reforming politician, and popular socialite.Trade Review“From the Battlefield to the Stage has the merit of brevity, clear writing, and rich contextualization based on Poser’s admirable knowledge of the culture and politics of eighteenth-century Britain. This is a fresh account of Burgoyne, and the first major biography of the enigmatic general in decades.” Andrew J. O’Shaughnessy, author of The Men Who Lost America: British Leadership, the American Revolution, and the Fate of the Empire"A welcome contextualization of a multifaceted and previously misunderstood man. In this new work, Poser snatches the general off the battlefield at Saratoga and removes him from the confines of military history. Poser's From the Battlefield to the Stage adds depth and truth to 'Gentleman Johnny,' by filling in the gaps of previous biographies to do justice to a figure who is more than his failures." American History Magazine"From the Battlefield to the Stage looks beyond Burgoyne’s military service, casting him as an enlightened participant in the cultural and political spheres of eighteenth century Britain. Poser argues convincingly that Burgoyne deserves to be remembered for much more than Saratoga ... ." Times Literary Supplement“The greatest strength of this book is how much time Poser devotes to Burgoyne’s life before and after the thunderclap of Saratoga. Clearly an engaging man (he won over the father of the woman he eloped with) the impression created is of a character whose company was very agreeable. For students of the War of Independence, From the Battlefield to the Stage is essential reading, but it will also appeal to anyone with a wider interest in 18th century cultural history.” History of War
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Columbia University Press Ideology and Revolution in Modern Europe An
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Columbia University Press Before the Revolution Vietnamese Peasants Under
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Columbia University Press Public SexGay Space Between MenBetween Women
Book SynopsisThis examination of the events of the Iranian Revolution highlights class politics and the contention for power within the context of changing ideological relations between the state and civil society. The author characterizes the post-revolutionay order as a Third World variant of fascism.
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Columbia University Press Class Politics and Ideology in the Iranian
Book SynopsisThis examination of the events of the Iranian Revolution highlights class politics and the contention for power within the context of changing ideological relations between the state and civil society. The author characterizes the post-revolutionay order as a Third World variant of fascism.
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Columbia University Press Genealogies of Terrorism Revolution State
Book SynopsisVerena Erlenbusch rejects attempts to define what terrorism is in favor of a historico-philosophical investigation into the conditions under which uses of this contested term become meaningful. Genealogies of Terrorism is an empirically grounded and philosophically rigorous critical history with important political implications.Trade ReviewErlenbusch-Anderson’s work is a brilliant contribution to Critical Terrorism Studies, not only deconstructing the labelling processes of this violence, but analysing these in relation to the historical, social, and political contexts that allowed the emergence of these dispositifs, and reflecting on the power relations embedded in these processes and societies in general. * Critical Studies on Terrorism *Makes a valuable contribution to an under-developed literature and she offers some tantalizing points of departure for future explorations of an important and timely subject. Genealogies is an eminently worthwhile read. * ID: International Dialogue *In Genealogies of Terrorism: Revolution, State Violence, Empire, Verena ErlenbuschAnderson takes on the ambitious project of providing a broadly Foucauldian genealogical account of the concept and practice of “terrorism.” -- Wendy Lynne Lee * ID: International Dialogue *One can only be impressed by the depth and scope of Erlenbusch-Anderson’s treatment of terrorism. . . . I should think that the impact of her book will reach beyond philosophy and political theory, beyond the academy. It is, to borrow a phrase, must reading for anyone who wants to understand the historical emergence of terrorism and how it continues to shape the contemporary world. -- Michael Clifford * Syndicate *This is an urgently needed intervention. The longstanding shared academic/policy-maker endeavor to define terrorism has failed spectacularly, to the point that cliché now best expresses the term’s meaning. . . . Genealogies of Terrorism is a refreshing refusal of both philosophical and political orthodoxies that have only obscured clarity on the subject of terrorism, whether they be a dogmatic insistence on the definitional enterprise or the outright refusal of history. -- C. Heike Schotten * Perspectives on Politics *Erlenbusch-Anderson provides an eloquent account of terrorism as a dispositif and compiles an impressive amount of historical evidence to locate and excavate various uses of the word 'terrorism' throughout its history. -- Sarah DiMaggio * Syndicate *Inspired by Wittgenstein and Foucault, and contemporary debates about concepts, in this remarkable book Verena Erlenbusch-Anderson undertakes a significant examination of terrorism. Rather than assuming its meaning and looking for that in her sources, she instead allows a multifaceted understanding to emerge from a historical study of texts and practices. A powerful and urgent intervention for our troubled times. -- Stuart Elden, University of WarwickThis book is political philosophy at its best. It offers an instructive model of mobilizing philosophical genealogy for a critique of a highly-charged idea. It complicates the seeming obviousness with which the concept of 'terrorism' is today purveyed. Through meticulous historical and philosophical analysis, this book shows how the concept of terrorism came to be an explosive, dangerous, and contested political idea. -- Colin Koopman, University of OregonVerena Erlenbusch-Anderson’s careful genealogy of 'terrorism'—tracking the term’s multiple and overdetermined meanings since its first appearance as a political concept in the late eighteenth century—powerfully shows us how we all too frequently ask the wrong questions about terrorism. This critical book offers a necessary corrective to how we think about terrorism, and it reshapes the grounds upon which we should have any meaningful debate about terrorism in the present moment. -- Andrew Dilts, Loyola Marymount UniversityAn empirically rich, carefully contextualized and well-documented study of the different forms that terrorism has taken over time. * Political Theory *Offers scholars, students, and policymakers alike a lot to think about. * H-War *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments1. The Trouble with Terrorism2. The Emergence of Terrorism3. State Terrorism Revisited4. Terrorism and Colonialism5. Reimagining Terrorism at the End of History6. Towards a Critical Theory of Terrorism: Genealogy and NormativityNotesBibliographyIndex
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Indiana University Press Freedom from Liberation
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis discerning study delves into the life and work of Juan Francisco Manzano (1797–1854), the enslaved Cuban poet and author of Spanish America's only known slave narrative, Autobiografía de un esclavo (written in 1836, first published in Spanish in 1937). . . A valuable contribution to the field of Latin American and Caribbean studies. . . . Recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Liberalisms at Odds: Slavery and the Struggle for an Autochthonous Literature.2. In Spite of Himself: Unconscious Resistance and Melancholy Attachments in Manzano's Autobiography.3. Being Adequate to the Task: An Abolitionist Translates the Desire to Be Free.4. Freedom Without Equality: Slave Protagonists, Free Blacks, and Their Bodies.EpilogueAppendixBibliographyIndex
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Indiana University Press Egypt beyond Tahrir Square
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewMomani and Mohamed's edited book will have value for scholars and students concerned with the study of Egypt, across a range of disciplinary boundaries. * Middle Eastern Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Egypt's Revolutionary Spirit across TimeBelal Fadl and Maissaa Almustafa2. Egyptian Revolutionaries' Unrealistic ExpectationsMohammad Fadel3. Egypt's Revolutionary Moment Turned UprisingSahar Aziz4. The New Intellectual in Egypt's RevolutionsShereen Abouelnaga5. The Muslim Brotherhood: Between Opposition and PowerDalia Fahmy6. Copts' Role in Modern EgyptMai Mogib Mosad7. Egyptian Media Capturing the RevolutionMohamad Hamas Elmasry and Mohammed El-Nawawy8. The Egyptian Military and the Presidency: Continuity and ChangeDina Rashed9. Policing Egypt During Revolutionary TimesHesham Genidy and Justine SalamConclusion: Moving Beyond TahrirIsmail Alexandrani and Isaac FriesenNotesBibliographyIndex
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Indiana University Press Egypt beyond Tahrir Square
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewMomani and Mohamed's edited book will have value for scholars and students concerned with the study of Egypt, across a range of disciplinary boundaries. * Middle Eastern Studies *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Egypt's Revolutionary Spirit across TimeBelal Fadl and Maissaa Almustafa2. Egyptian Revolutionaries' Unrealistic ExpectationsMohammad Fadel3. Egypt's Revolutionary Moment Turned UprisingSahar Aziz4. The New Intellectual in Egypt's RevolutionsShereen Abouelnaga5. The Muslim Brotherhood: Between Opposition and PowerDalia Fahmy6. Copts' Role in Modern EgyptMai Mogib Mosad7. Egyptian Media Capturing the RevolutionMohamad Hamas Elmasry and Mohammed El-Nawawy8. The Egyptian Military and the Presidency: Continuity and ChangeDina Rashed9. Policing Egypt During Revolutionary TimesHesham Genidy and Justine SalamConclusion: Moving Beyond TahrirIsmail Alexandrani and Isaac FriesenNotesBibliographyIndex
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Indiana University Press Women and the Decade of Commemorations
Book SynopsisTrade Review"What an impressive collection of scholarly insights and reflections on the many overlooked but hugely influential roles played by Irish women in those convulsive times through the Great War, the Rising, the War of Independence and the Civil War. The eyes cast over the history of those times have often been blinkered. Facts, truths, perspectives and analyses which could have offered more complete account did not always make it through the embedded filters which both subtly and unsubtly skewed the narratives away from what the stories of women could add and infill. This collection of very fine essays helps redress the imbalance. It offers us important pieces of the jigsaw puzzle of our history that we did not know we had lost but that we have been lost without."—Mary McAleese, Former President of Ireland"Crucially, 'to commemorate' is 'to call to remembrance' and this volume of essays is a clarion call: making newly visible Irish women's historical agency and international impact, and countering a century of oblivion and neglect."—Margaret Kelleher, Chair of Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama, University College DublinTable of ContentsList of FiguresAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Naming Names: Countering Oblivious Remembering in the Decade of Commemorations1. Remembered for Being Forgotten: The Women of 1916, Memory and Commemoration2. Unity of Unionism? Gender, Covenant and Commemoration3. 1916 and After: Remembering 'Ordinary' Women's Experiences of Revolutionary Ireland4. Women of the Rising in Australia: Memory and Commemoration 1916-20165. 'Sick on the Irish Sea, Dancing Across the Atlantic': (Anti)Nostalgia in Women's Diasporic Remembrance of Revolution6. 'No Conscription Now! Or after the harvest': Women and anti-conscription in Ireland and England7. Emerging from the 'historical shadow': Memory and Commemoration of Irish Women's Experiences in the First World War8. Commemorating a missing history: Tracing the visual and material culture of the Irish women's suffrage campaign, 1908 – 19189. Irish Suffrage: Remembrance, Commemoration and Memorialization10. Tea, Sandbags and Cathal Brugha: Kathy Barry's Civil Wars11. Curators of Memory: Women and the Centenary of the Easter Rising12. Exhibiting Éire: Representations of Women in the Easter Rising Centenary Commemorations13. Waking the Feminists: Gender 'Counts'14. 'No Country for Young Women': (Re)producing the Irish State15. Remembering the Home and the Northern Irish Troubles16. Negotiating the past: Women's 'Troubled' and 'Troubling' History in Centennial IrelandBibliographyIndex
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Indiana University Press Women and the Decade of Commemorations
Book SynopsisTrade Review"What an impressive collection of scholarly insights and reflections on the many overlooked but hugely influential roles played by Irish women in those convulsive times through the Great War, the Rising, the War of Independence and the Civil War. The eyes cast over the history of those times have often been blinkered. Facts, truths, perspectives and analyses which could have offered more complete account did not always make it through the embedded filters which both subtly and unsubtly skewed the narratives away from what the stories of women could add and infill. This collection of very fine essays helps redress the imbalance. It offers us important pieces of the jigsaw puzzle of our history that we did not know we had lost but that we have been lost without."—Mary McAleese, Former President of Ireland"Crucially, 'to commemorate' is 'to call to remembrance' and this volume of essays is a clarion call: making newly visible Irish women's historical agency and international impact, and countering a century of oblivion and neglect."—Margaret Kelleher, Chair of Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama, University College DublinTable of ContentsList of FiguresAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Naming Names: Countering Oblivious Remembering in the Decade of Commemorations1. Remembered for Being Forgotten: The Women of 1916, Memory and Commemoration2. Unity of Unionism? Gender, Covenant and Commemoration3. 1916 and After: Remembering 'Ordinary' Women's Experiences of Revolutionary Ireland4. Women of the Rising in Australia: Memory and Commemoration 1916-20165. 'Sick on the Irish Sea, Dancing Across the Atlantic': (Anti)Nostalgia in Women's Diasporic Remembrance of Revolution6. 'No Conscription Now! Or after the harvest': Women and anti-conscription in Ireland and England7. Emerging from the 'historical shadow': Memory and Commemoration of Irish Women's Experiences in the First World War8. Commemorating a missing history: Tracing the visual and material culture of the Irish women's suffrage campaign, 1908 – 19189. Irish Suffrage: Remembrance, Commemoration and Memorialization10. Tea, Sandbags and Cathal Brugha: Kathy Barry's Civil Wars11. Curators of Memory: Women and the Centenary of the Easter Rising12. Exhibiting Éire: Representations of Women in the Easter Rising Centenary Commemorations13. Waking the Feminists: Gender 'Counts'14. 'No Country for Young Women': (Re)producing the Irish State15. Remembering the Home and the Northern Irish Troubles16. Negotiating the past: Women's 'Troubled' and 'Troubling' History in Centennial IrelandBibliographyIndex
£26.99
Indiana University Press Varieties of Russian Activism
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Much has been written about Russian activism, but this volume takes the reader into unexpected realms, to the (almost) hidden and liminal spaces of everyday life. The excellent studies of this book give dedicated tribute to the many forms of Russian engaged citizenship way beyond political apathy. This volume is an eye opener and an enjoyable, even adventurous read for academics and interested parties alike."—Christian Fröhlich, HSE University, Russia"What Russian citizens want from their state—and from one another—has become a question of global significance. By embracing the complexity and contradictions of authoritarian contention, Varieties of Russian Activism does more than any recent book to help us understand how Russian society functions today, and what might happen when Russia once again belongs to its citizens."—Sam Greene, Director, Democratic Resilience at the Center for European Policy Analysis and Professor, Kings College RussiaTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Everyday Activism: Tracking the Evolution of Russian State and Society Relations, by Jeremy Morris, Andrei Semenov, and Regina SmythIntroduction to Part 1: The Building Blocks of Everyday Activism: Identity, Networks, and Social Trust2. Cultural Production as Activism: National Theaters, Philharmonics, and Cultural Organizations in Russia's Regional Capitals, by Katie L. Stewart3. The Promotion of Minority Languages in Russia's Ethnic Republics: Social Media and Grassroots Activities, by Guzel Yusupova4. From Neighbors to Activists: Shared Grievances and Collective Solutions, by Regina Smyth, Madeline McCann, and Katherine HitchcockIntroduction to Part 2: Organizational Roles in Mobilization for Activism: Communication, Cooperation, and Conjunction5. Social Activism in the Russian Orthodox Church, by John P. Burgess6. The River of Urban Resistance: Renovation and New Civic Infrastructures in Moscow, by Anna Zhelnina7. Activists and Experiential Entanglement in Russian Labor Organizing, by Jeremy Morris8. Skateboarding Together: Generational Civic Activism and Non-Transition to Politics in Sosnovyi Bor, by Anna A. Dekalchuk and Ivan S. GrigorievIntroduction to Part 3: Institutional Environment and Opportunity Structures for Urban Activism9. Policy Activism in Urban Governance: The Case of Master Plan Development in Perm, by Eleonora Minaeva10. Urban Planning and Civic Activism, by Carola Neugebauer, Andrei Semenov, Irina Shevtsova, and Daniela Zupan11. Manipulating Public Discontent in Russia: The Role of Trade Unions in the Protests against Pension Reform, by Irina Meyer-Olimpieva12. Active Urbanites in an Authoritarian Regime: Aleksei Navalny's Presidential Campaign, by Jan Matti Dollbaum, Andrei Semenov, and Elena Sirotkina13. Why Grassroots Activism Matters, by Jeremy Morris, Andrei Semenov, and Regina SmythIndex
£56.10
Indiana University Press Blissful Blindness
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Inasmuch as we live in an age of historical amnesia, this book seeks to critically assess how and in what ways the crimes of the Soviet period were absolved or denied or abetted by Western political analysts, journalists, political actors of the Right and the Left, fellow travelers, members and non-members of the Communist parties."—George O. Liber, author of Total Wars and the Making of Modern Ukraine, 1914-1954Table of ContentsIntroduction: Escape from Truth1. Dreaming of Russia2. Ex Oriente Lux3. In the Soviet Theater of Life4. Wonderland5. Stalin Presents6. A Black-and-White Western7. The Curtain Falls, the Show Goes On8. The Passing of an Illusion?CodaBibliographyNotesIndex
£62.90
Indiana University Press Blissful Blindness
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Inasmuch as we live in an age of historical amnesia, this book seeks to critically assess how and in what ways the crimes of the Soviet period were absolved or denied or abetted by Western political analysts, journalists, political actors of the Right and the Left, fellow travelers, members and non-members of the Communist parties."—George O. Liber, author of Total Wars and the Making of Modern Ukraine, 1914-1954Table of ContentsIntroduction: Escape from Truth1. Dreaming of Russia2. Ex Oriente Lux3. In the Soviet Theater of Life4. Wonderland5. Stalin Presents6. A Black-and-White Western7. The Curtain Falls, the Show Goes On8. The Passing of an Illusion?CodaBibliographyNotesIndex
£35.10
Indiana University Press Surmounting the Barricades Women in the Paris
Book SynopsisCovers revolutionary women leaders in the Paris Commune.Trade ReviewConceived as a contribution to the history of French feminism, Carolyn Eichner's study implicitly links the feminists of the 1848 Revolution with those of the late nineteenth century by demonstrating the Paris Commune's central importance as a catalyst for one important strand of feminist activism.... Eichner argues convincingly that these women have been little recognized by historians of the Commune, in part because of their predominant focus on the overpowering figure of Louise Michel and on the 'incendiaries' who came to personify the insurrection itself.... In her view, they must be recognized first and foremost as feminists, revealing elements of continuity within feminism and a legacy for future struggles over women's suffrage at the century's end.... [Her three principal protagonists] were caught up in internal socialist debatesover goals and strategies, as they attempted to define their own forms of 'feminist socialism' that could generate a 'gendered critique of class analysis.'... In the civil war that was the Commune all three women chose to subordinate gender questions to the overriding issue of class struggle... [The] historiography of feminism and socialism has tended tomarginalize the Communardes on the grounds that these militants demanded social and economic equality over and above individual women's rights.... Eichner makes a strong case that the legacy of these women was to keep this strand of feminism and its agenda alive. —European History Quarterly 38:1 Jan. 2008 * European History Quarterly *For 72 days following the disastrous 1871 Franco-Prussian War, working-class and socialist Parisians challenged the French government. At the end of May 1871, the French Army stormed the city, attacked the insurgents' barricades, and left over 25,000 rebels dead. Most textbooks ignore the role women played in this revolt. Eichner (women's studies, Univ. of South Florida) corrects this oversight. She uses three revolutionaries, Elisabeth Dmitrieff, Andre Leo, and Paule Mink to represent the greater number of nameless female communards who challenged the strict gender and class boundaries that relegated French women to a status equal to that of minor children. Chapters explore the short-lived Commune from a refreshingly new feminist perspective. Each of the three women brought their different strengths to this revolt, representing the differing constituencies of women present on the barricades. Dmitrieff excelled at labor organizing, Leo used her writing skills to challenge the accepted roles allocated by French society to all women, and Mink specialized in grassroots activism. Despite the failure of the Commune, all of Eichner's protagonists continued their public activism, refusing to allow their dreams for an egalitarian society to die. Summing Up: Recommended. Most academic levels/libraries. -- R. V. A. Gomez * Anne Arundel Community College , 2005oct CHOICE *Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I: Before1. The Actors and the Action2. Politics and Ideas: Setting the Stage Part II: During3. Elisabeth Dmitrieff and the Union des femmes: Revolutionizing Women's Labor4. André Léo and the Subversion of Gender: The Battle Over Women's Place5. Paule Mink and the clubistes: Anti-Clericalism and Popular RevolutionPart III: After6. Dmitrieff and Léo in the Aftermath: Radicalizing History7. Mink in the Aftermath: Radicalizing the FutureConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex
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Indiana University Press The Melodramatic Thread Spectacle and Political
Book SynopsisIn France, both political culture and theatrical performances have drawn upon melodrama. This "melodramatic thread" helped weave the country's political life as it moved from monarchy to democracy. By examining the relationship between public ceremonies and theatrical performance, the author sheds light on democratization in modern France.Trade Review"Lehning’s application of the themes of melodrama to French political culture offers new insights into French history. His style is livelyclear, and highly readable." —Venita Datta, Wellesley College"In this thoroughly researched and persuasive book, Lehning (history, Univ. of Utah) provides a fascinating reading of public performances in modern France.... This is an important contribution to the study of French culture and the democratization process.... Essential." —Choice"The analyses in this book make a real contribution to debates about the ways in which art, particularly popular art, and politics interact; how politics itself is theatrical in the French case; and the role of ritual in politics and the function of politics as ritual and ceremony." —John Gaffney, Aston University, European History Quarterly, Vol. 40 No.3 2010"Short books on large subjects are often stimulating to read and critique, and Lehning's falls into that category." —Sarah Maza, Northwestern University, JOURNAL OF MODERN HISTORY, Vol. 81.3 Sept. 2009Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction2. Varieties of Performance in Nineteenth-Century Paris3. Boulevard Spectacles of the Third Republic4. Spectacles of Light and Darkness between the World Wars5. Commercial Spectacles in Postwar Paris6. ConclusionSelected BibliographyIndex
£17.99
MH - Indiana University Press The Great War in Russian Memory
Book SynopsisCommemorating the First World War in the Soviet UnionTrade ReviewThis important book radically alters understanding of the Russian and Sovet responses to WWI during the interwar period and up to 1945. . . The book deserves a wide readership. . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *[This book] has . . . the merit of being an important contribution in intergrating Soviet WWI memories into the history of European war representation, without underestimating the peculiarities of Russian history and culture. * wwiindex.blogspot.com *Petrone's achievement in this important book is to have set a convincing benchmark for a discussion that will run for many years. * H-Memory *Karen Petrone has devoted years to her project, producing a readable and compendious study that weaves its way through early Soviet culture, literature, and art with commendable determination. What results is a lively review of traces of imperial Russia's last great war, ranging from poetry to novels and posters to the (doomed) Moscow Military History Museum. * American Historical Review *Overall, this book offers a detailed and comprehensive survey of World War I discourse. . . . After reading The Great War in Russian Memory, there is little doubt that THE Russian experience of war merits closer study in a broader, European context. * Canadian Slavonic Papers *Was the memory of the Great War somehow reflected in the Soviet cult of the Second World War? These questions are merely an indication of how engaging and welcome Petrone's book is. This is cultural history at its best. * Journal of Contemporary History *Professor Petrone has provided an important account of Russia's dealing with its forgotten war—which turns out to have been not so forgotten after all. Hopefully, this volume will lead to further studies of how World War I came to resonate in Russian cultural, historical and political memory. * Slavic and East European Journal *Petrone has revealed new and fascinating lines of inquiry into an important topic. Indeed, she has reset the research agenda on Russian World War One memory, and future scholars will hereafter be following in her footsteps.Oct 2013 * Slavonic and East European Review *T]his excellent work of scholarship is a timely reminder of Russia's participation in the Great War, connection to Europeanwide practices of memory and remembrance, and therefore deserves a place in future international commemorations of the Great War. * Europe-Asia Studies *[W]orld War I was not completely forgotten, but when one compares Russia to every other country, this book's main contribution is its detailed confirmation of an incredible story of the near total elimination of public memory of the most traumatic historical event in Russian history in the entire century from 1815 to 1917.January 2013 * The Russian Review *[T]his book serves as a timely and poignant reminder of this dark chapter in human history and reveals the dangers of ignoring history. * Bowling Green Daily News *[An] illuminating and refreshing book. * New Books in Russia and Eurasia *[E]xcellent . . . Petrone's work [is] . . . an invaluable contribution to understanding how those who shaped the Red Army after 1917 saw the Great War and what it meant.25.4 2012 * Journal of Slavic Military Studies *The Great War in Russian Memory is an important addition to both the literature on World War I and Russian/Soviet historiography. It provides fertile ground for further research, which should aim to go beyond accepted paradigms about the European experience and examine how Russian memory became Soviet. * Laboratorium *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction: The Great War in Russian Memory2. Spirituality, the Supernatural, and the Memory of World War I3. The Paradoxes of Gender in Soviet War Memory4. Violence, Morality, and the Conscience of the Warrior5. World War I and the Definition of Russianness6. Arrested History7. Disappearance and Reappearance8. Legacies of the Great WarNotesBibliographyIndex
£27.90
University of Notre Dame Press Emma Goldman Mother Earth and the Anarchist
Book SynopsisThis book unveils the history and impact of an unprecedented anarchist awakening in early twentieth-century America. Mother Earth, an anarchist monthly published by Emma Goldman, played a key role in sparking and spreading the movement around the world.One of the most important figures in revolutionary politics in the early twentieth century, Emma Goldman (18691940) was essential to the rise of political anarchism in the United States and Europe. But as Rachel Hui-Chi Hsu makes clear in this book, the work of Goldman and her colleagues at the flagship magazine Mother Earth (19061917) resonated globally, even into the present day. As a Russian Jewish immigrant to the United States in the late nineteenth century, Goldman developed a keen voice and ideology based on labor strife and turbulent politics of the era. She ultimately was deported to Russia due to agitating against World War I. Hsu takes a comprehensive look at Goldman's impact and leTrade Review"Emma Goldman, 'Mother Earth,' and the Anarchist Awakening demonstrates the substantial impact that anarchism had in the U.S. during what's called the classical era of the movement. By carefully analyzing Emma Goldman's journal Mother Earth, Rachel Hsu illuminates a fascinating and influential site of anarchist print culture in the early twentieth century." —Kathy E. Ferguson, author of Emma Goldman: Political Thinking in the Streets"Hsu’s holistic study of a familiar anarchist periodical breaks new ground by unlocking spatial and transnational dimensions and by examining anarchism’s reach beyond its milieu. How did anarchism gain a broader appeal? Read this book." —Tom Goyens, editor of Radical Gotham“This is a remarkable and groundbreaking book. Hsu not only treats the ideas of Emma Goldman and her comrades with unusual depth and care, she also examines how these radicals’ multifaceted activities impacted—and continue to impact—the wider world. The result is a revelatory exploration of anarchism’s far-reaching but forgotten influence on American history.” —Kenyon Zimmer, author of Immigrants against the State"[Rachel Hui-Chi] Hsu examines the early-20th-century anarchist movement in the US through a case study of the anarchist magazine Mother Earth (1906–17) and the main figure behind it, Emma Goldman (1869–1940), a Russian Jewish immigrant and prominent anarchist political activist. The book thematically presents Goldman's preferred political tactics and those of her associates." —ChoiceTable of ContentsList of Maps List of Images Introduction: An Anarchist Awakening Revealed Part 1 Practices 1. Headquarters Stance 2. Propaganda Space 3. National Movement 4. Transnational Networks Part 2 Themes 5. Sex Radicalism 6. Modern Drama 7. Labor Activism 8. Free Speech and Anti-Militarism Epilogue
£31.50
Pennsylvania State University Press Jean Jaures The Inner Life of Social Democracy
Book SynopsisA study in social democratic political theory that examines the writings of Jean Jaurès (1859-1914), the parliamentary and philosophical leader of French socialism.Trade Review“Jean Jaurès is one of the most interesting figures of French socialism and the Second International. Geoffrey Kurtz’s intelligent and thoughtful book succeeds admirably in capturing the man’s philosophical erudition, political courage, and contemporary importance. Jaurès’s deep commitment to reformism, cosmopolitanism, and pacifism anchored one of the important wings of the international socialist movement, and his equally important intellectual work informed generations of students and activists alike. Kurtz succeeds admirably in uncovering ‘the inner life of social democracy,’ and his own courage in approaching his subject contributes to a very important and revealing examination of what it means to be a socialist.”—John Ehrenberg,Long Island University“Jean Jaurès, perhaps the most remarkable exponent of social democracy not just in France but anywhere, deserves to be better known. Geoffrey Kurtz’s introduction to his life and work succeeds brilliantly in reviving both Jaurès and the unduly neglected social democratic tradition in French political culture. This book deserves to be read by all students of European politics.”—Arthur Goldhammer,Harvard University“Geoffrey Kurtz has written an excellent biography of Jean Jaurès. It is high time for a new appreciation of this leading figure in the early French labor movement. Kurtz beautifully situates Jaurès in his intellectual and political milieu even as he illuminates his enduring relevance for contemporary progressive theory and practice.”—Stephen Eric Bronner,Rutgers University“Geoffrey Kurtz’s insightful book is both a biographical and analytical survey of Jaurès’s political and philosophical thought that accurately describes him as a forerunner of the reformist orientation of French socialism. It places emphasis on Jaurèsian idealism, as opposed to Marxist materialism, in socialist theory and practice.”—Leslie Derfler,Florida Atlantic UniversityTable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction: The Problem of Hope The Battle Is Never Won Democracy Unfrozen A Socialist State of Grace The Question of Method Life in Common Conclusion: An Awkward Politics Notes Bibliography Index
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University of Washington Press The Art of Resistance
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Chronology of Major Events Introduction: Painting by Candlelight in Mao’s China Part One | Cartoonists 1. Ding Cong’s True Story of the Outcast Ah Q 2. Feng Zikai Protests the Giant Hedge Cutters Part Two | Academy Painters and a President 3. Li Keran’s Luminous Path through Mountains 4. Li Kuchan’s Eagle Gazes Far 5. Huang Yongyu’s Eye Talk 6. Pan Tianshou’s Nocturne for a Plum Tree Part Three | Communist Idealist Shi Lu 7. Inside the Secret Notebook 8. At Cliff ’s Edge 9. From Trauma to Recovery Conclusion Appendix: Poems from Shi Lu’s Secret Notebook, ca. 1973–75 Notes Glossary Bibliography Index
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