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Book SynopsisTrade Review"In F
air Share: Senior Activism, Tiny Publics, and the Culture of Resistance, Fine makes an excellent case for . . . an example of observing a social movement as something like a social club. The meso-level of society, a middle and peopled realm wherein local values, interactions, experiences, and stories produce the necessary sociality for pursuing activism, shines through the book." -- J. L. Johnson * Symbolic Interaction *
"Fine’s ethnography offers a deep and joyful dive into the contradictions and strengths of elder activism." * Choice *
“The Baby Boom generation is not going quietly into the night. In entertaining detail, Gary Alan Fine, perhaps the finest ethnographer of that generation, shows us how and why they continue to cause beautiful trouble in politics.
Fair Share is a pleasure to read.” -- James M. Jasper, CUNY Graduate Center
Table of ContentsPrologue: A Snowy Day in Racine
Introduction: Of Seniors, for Seniors
1 Causes, Commitment, and Culture
2 Coming of Age
3 Where the Actions Are
4 Movement Memories and Eventful Experience
5 Staff Power and Senior Authority
6 Diversities
7 The Nexus of Politics
8 Our Fair Share
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
