Exploring a wide range of political traditions, Cynthia Kaufman acknowledges the strengths and weaknesses of a variety of political movements and the ideologies inspired by or generated through them.
From Seattle to Genoa and beyond, this book looks at the who, what, where, when and why of the anticapitalist movement, with original analysis from the people leading and shaping this new development in radical politics.
""Be original. See what happens."" So Todd Gitlin advises the young mind burning to take action to right the wrongs of the world but also looking for bearings, understanding, direction, and practical examples. In Letters to a Young Activist, Todd Gitlin looks back at his eventfu…
"In Letters to a Young Activist, Todd Gitlin looks back at his eventful life, recalling his experience as president of the formidable Students for a Democratic Society contemplating the spirit of activism, and arriving at principles of action to guide the passion and energy of t…
Insurgent Encounters illuminates the dynamics of contemporary transnational social movements, including those advocating for women and indigenous groups, environmental justice, and alternative--cooperative rather than exploitative--forms of globalization. The contributors are po…
Ethnography and activism within networked spaces of transnational encounter / Jeffrey S. Juris and Alex Khasnabish -- Spaces of intentionality: race, class, and horizontality at the United States social forum / Jeffrey S. Juris -- Tracing the Zapatista rhizome, or, the ethnograp…
Politically engaged ethnographers examine the dynamics of contemporary transnational social movements, challenging dominant understandings of social transformation, political possibility, knowledge production, and the relation between intellectual labor and sociopolitical activi…