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Explores antagonistic encounters between people, both individuals and groups, and governments.

In the form of demonstrations, social movements, guerrilla warfare, and internet hacktivism, political dissidents or counterpublics challenge the state and assert themselves upon the public stage. At stake in such engagements are profound issues of political and economic redistribution, individual and collective rights, political legitimacy, social stability, and identity. This book explores encounters between marginalized people and states to better understand the contours of social controversy and social transformation borne from conflict.

Counterpublics and the State

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    A Paperback / softback by Robert Asen, Daniel C. Brouwer

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      Publisher: State University of New York Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 27/09/2001
      ISBN13: 9780791451625, 978-0791451625
      ISBN10: 791451623

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Explores antagonistic encounters between people, both individuals and groups, and governments.

      In the form of demonstrations, social movements, guerrilla warfare, and internet hacktivism, political dissidents or counterpublics challenge the state and assert themselves upon the public stage. At stake in such engagements are profound issues of political and economic redistribution, individual and collective rights, political legitimacy, social stability, and identity. This book explores encounters between marginalized people and states to better understand the contours of social controversy and social transformation borne from conflict.

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