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Contemporary protest, often presented in media forms as a dramatic ritual played out in an iconic public space has provided a potent symbol of the widespread economic and social discontent that is a feature of European life under the rule of 'austerity'. Yet, beneath this surface activity, which provides the headlines and images familiar from mainstream news coverage, lies a whole array of deeper structures, modes of behaviour, and forms of human affiliation. Contemporary Protest and the Legacy of Dissent offers a vibrant and insightful overview of modern protest movements, ideologies and events. Written by academics and activists familiar with the strategies, values, and arguments of those groups and individuals responsible for shaping the modern landscape of protest, it reveals the inside story of a number of campaigns and events. It analyses the various manifestations of dissent - on and offline, visible and obscure, progressive and reactionary - through the work of a number of commentators and dedicated 'academic activists', while reassessing the standard explanatory frameworks supplied by contemporary theorists. In doing so, it offers a coherent account of the range of academic and theoretical approaches to the study of protest and social movements.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Politics & government Political activism

• Full title: Contemporary Protest and the Legacy of Dissent
• Author: Stuart Price
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288
• EAN: 9781783481767
• ISBN: 1783481765
• ID: 05141094
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield International
• Weight: 360 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 151 × 18 mm
• Date of publishing: 12. December 2014

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