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Fanaticism: A World Devouring Fire by Alan Bryson 9788120724631
RRP: $7.73$5.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788120724631Author Alan BrysonFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint Sterling Publishers Pvt.LtdPublisher Sterling Publishers Pvt.LtdWeight(grams) 245g -
Political Networks and Social Movements: Bolivian State-Society Relations under Evo Morales, 2006-2016 by Soledad Valdivia Rivera 9781789202199
RRP: $127.71$102.98After a landslide electoral victory in 2006, Evo Morales became the first indigenous President of Bolivia. Morales's stunning ascent was mirrored by the rising fortunes of his political party, the leftist Movimiento al Socialismo, which today continues... -
Engaging Social Justice: Critical Studies Of Twenty-first Century Social Transformation: Studies in Critical Social Sciences, Volume 13 by David Fasenfest 9781608461240
RRP: $38.70$26.16As the economic crisis continues, social movements in the North and South have arisen to challenge the neoliberal policies that have immiserated generations. Here they are critically examined by leading scholars of social movements.Book InformationISBN... -
Commission for Racial Equality: British Bureaucracy and the Multiethnic Society by Yosef Gorni 9781138508279
RRP: $56.75$49.59In the United Kingdom, as in the United States, race relations are surrounded with taboos defined by the politically correct concepts of what Ray Honeyford calls the race relations lobby. This lobby, championed by the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE)... -
Activism under Fire: The Politics of Non-Violence in Rio de Janeiro's Gang Territories by Anjuli Fahlberg 9780197519332
RRP: $25.79$22.10Rio de Janeiro's favelas have become well-known sites of gang and police violence. Since the 1970s, dangerous networks between drug traffickers and corrupt state actors have transformed these poor neighborhoods into sites of armed conflict and political... -
Demolition Agenda: How Trump Tried to Dismantle American Government, and What Biden Needs to Do to Save It Thomas O. McGarity 9781620976395
RRP: $25.79$18.01The first comprehensive account of the Trump administration's efforts to destroy our government institutions, by the man Ralph Nader says "writes authoritatively and with revealing detail about important topics that few others cover" "Tom McGarity... -
Chomsky for Activists by Noam Chomsky 9780367615864
RRP: $154.80$133.66Those who regard him as a “doom and gloom” critic will find an unexpected Chomsky in these pages. Here the world-renowned author speaks for the first time in depth about his career in activism, and his views and tactics. Chomsky offers new and intimate... -
Governmentality: Power and Counter Conduct in Northeast India’s Manipur and Nagaland by Andrew Lathuipou Kamei 9781032219547
RRP: $174.15$151.29This volume examines how protest movement counter-conducts the ways in which the citizens have been governed. It studies the rationale, forms, technologies, techniques, practices, and impact of two protest movements in Northeast India: the tribal... -
Prisms of the People: Power and Organizing in Twenty-First Century America by Hahrie Han 9780226743875
RRP: $118.68$113.34Grassroots organizing and collective action have always been fundamental to American democracy but have been burgeoning since the 2016 election, as people struggle to make their voices heard in this moment of societal upheaval. Unfortunately much of that... -
Interest Groups in American Politics: Pressure and Power by Anthony J. Nownes 9781032253091
RRP: $161.25$139.66• Provides a comprehensive, well-written text with strong student appeal. • Tells the story of interest group formation and evolution in an engaging way, giving students the history they need to see the current status and action of interest groups in... -
Interest Groups in American Politics: Pressure and Power Anthony J. Nownes (University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA) 9781032253084
RRP: $79.97$69.16Americans regularly rail against so-called "special interests." Yet, many members of society are themselves represented in one form or another by organized groups trying to affect government decisions. Interest Groups in American Politics, Third Edition,... -
Radical Environmental Resistance: Love, Rage and Hope in an Era of Climate and Biodiversity Breakdown Heather Alberro (Nottingham Trent University, UK) 9781837973798
RRP: $58.05$48.54Acknowledging mounting socioeconomic inequality, a climate system in disarray, and a collapse of biodiversity that now threatens the very viability of life on earth for both present and future generations, Radical Environmental Resistance demystifies... -
Identified, Tracked, and Profiled: The Politics of Resisting Facial Recognition Technology by Peter Dauvergne 9781035320417
RRP: $27.03$24.51Revealing the politics underlying the rapid globalization of facial recognition technology (FRT), this topical book provides a cutting-edge, critical analysis of the expanding global market for FRT, and the rise of the transnational social movement that... -
Hypothesis 891: Beyond the Roadblocks by Colectivo Situaciones 9781570272172
RRP: $23.22$15.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570272172Author Colectivo SituacionesFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Minor CompositionsPublisher Autonomedia -
Beyond Transnationalism: Mapping the Spatial Contours of Political Activism in Europe’s Long 1970s by Sonja Levsen 9781032447049
RRP: $161.25$139.14This book is a collection of case studies that provides fresh insights into the history of political activism in Europe’s long 1970s. It covers the full spectrum of such groups, from the far left to the neofascist right, and from the various parts of... -
Advanced Introduction to Social Movements and Political Protests by Karl-Dieter Opp 9781800887930
RRP: $24.45$22.33Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid... -
Women's Activist Organizing in Us History: A University of Illinois Press Anthology by Dawn Durante 9780252044342
RRP: $117.39$101.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780252044342Author Dawn DuranteFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint University of Illinois PressPublisher University of Illinois PressWeight(grams) 156g -
Delirium and Resistance: Activist Art and the Crisis of Capitalism by Gregory Sholette 9780745336886
RRP: $109.65$84.83In the aftermath of the 2016 US elections, Brexit, and a global upsurge of nationalist populism, it is evident that the delirium and the crisis of neoliberal capitalism is now the delirium and crisis of liberal democracy and its culture. And though... -
The Way Out: Invisible Insurrections and Radical Imaginaries in the UK Underground 1961-1991 Kasper Opstrup 9781570273285
RRP: $25.80$17.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570273285Author Kasper OpstrupFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Minor CompositionsPublisher Autonomedia -
Dreamers: An Immigrant Generation's Fight for Their American Dream by Eileen Truax
RRP: $19.34$12.67Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807030332Author Eileen TruaxFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon PressWeight(grams) 331gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 18mm -
Occupying Wall Street: The Inside Story of an Action that Changed America by Writers for the 99%
RRP: $21.92$12.95"An essential and galvanizing on-the-ground account of how oxygen suddenly and miraculously flooded back into the American brain."--Jonathan Lethem "[Occupying Wall Street] runs through OWS' beginnings and provides a fascinating look at... -
Horizons by Liaisons
RRP: $18.05$11.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570273995Author LiaisonsFormat PaperbackPage Count 388Imprint AutonomediaPublisher Autonomedia -
Varieties of Russian Activism: State-Society Contestation in Everyday Life by Jeremy Morris
RRP: $85.14$73.44Despite decades of Putin, it is too simplistic to assert that authoritarianism has eliminated Russian activism, especially in relation to everyday life. Instead, we must build an awareness of diverse efforts to mobilize citizens to better understand how... -
Liar’s Circus by Carl Hoffman
RRP: $16.76$10.94In this work of daring and immersive contemporary anthropology, Carl Hoffman, who has written about the most dangerous and remote corners of the world, journeys deep inside Donald Trump’s rallies seeking to understand the strange and powerful tribe that... -
Jackson Rising Redux: Lessons on Building the Future in the Present by Kali Akuno
RRP: $73.52$44.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629638645Author Kali AkunoFormat HardbackPage Count 576Imprint PM PressPublisher PM Press -
Participating in Peace: Violence, Development and Dialogue in Colombia by Jefferson Jaramillo-Marín
RRP: $58.05$44.93What role does dialogue play in peacebuilding? How can community-based activities contribute to broader peace processes? What can participatory research methods add to local efforts to build peace? In this book, the authors examine these questions... -
Church, Cosmovision and the Environment: Religion and Social Conflict in Contemporary Latin America by Evan Berry
RRP: $54.17$47.41Though currently only partially understood, evolving interactions among Latin American communities of faith, governments, and civil societies are a key feature of the popular mobilizations and policy debates about environmental issues in the region. This... -
Advanced Introduction to Social Movements and Political Protests by Karl-Dieter Opp
$116.89Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid... -
Identified, Tracked, and Profiled: The Politics of Resisting Facial Recognition Technology by Peter Dauvergne
$96.25Revealing the politics underlying the rapid globalization of facial recognition technology (FRT), this topical book provides a cutting-edge, critical analysis of the expanding global market for FRT, and the rise of the transnational social movement that... -
Women's Activist Organizing in Us History: A University of Illinois Press Anthology by Dawn Durante
RRP: $28.37$24.76Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780252086410Author Dawn DuranteFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint University of Illinois PressPublisher University of Illinois PressWeight(grams) 156g -
Rising Up: The Fight for Living Wage Work in Canada by Bryan Evans
RRP: $38.69$34.19Rising Up traces the history and international context of living wage movements across Canada. This compassionate and astute collection of essays shines a light on alternatives to a neoliberalized labour market, examining union- and community-based... -
Beyond Charismatic Leadership: New York Catholic Women's Movement by Michele Teresa Aronica
RRP: $69.65$60.46Dorothy Day died recently in New York City. With her death, the Catholic Worker Movement lost the last of its founders and leaders. In this insightful and well-documented study, Aronica answers the question whether and how the Movement has survived... -
Global Justice Activism and Policy Reform in Europe: Understanding When Change Happens by Peter Utting
RRP: $122.54$106.75Civil society activism around issues of global justice has proliferated in Europe during the past two decades. Has such contestation and advocacy made a difference? This book examines whether and how the organizations, networks and campaigns involved... -
Assuming Boycott: Resistance, Agency and Cultural Production by Kareem Estefan
$20.65Street protests are one side of a worldwide citizens' movement. Another side is the increasing use of boycotts, one of the most powerful weapons in the organizer's arsenal: it is an effective and moral lever for civil rights, most notably today in its... -
STICK YOUR NECK OUT by GRAHAM
RRP: $18.05$11.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781576753040Author GRAHAMFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Berrett-KoehlerPublisher Berrett-KoehlerWeight(grams) 1070gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm * 27mm -
Resistance: A Songwriter's Story of Hope, Change, and Courage by Tori Amos
RRP: $21.93$13.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982104160Author Tori AmosFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Atria BooksPublisher Atria BooksWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 137mm * 18mm -
The Papers of Clarence Mitchell Jr., Volume V: The Struggle to Pass the 1957 Civil Rights Act, 1955-1957 by Clarence Mitchell Jr.
RRP: $85.14$73.44The 1957 Civil Rights Act was the first successful lobbying campaign by an organization dedicated to that purpose since Reconstruction. Building on the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, the law marked a turning point for the legislative branch... -
We Resist: Defending the Common Good in Hostile Times by Cynthia Levine-Rasky
RRP: $36.11$28.24The 2016 US presidential election exposed rising xenophobic and nationalist sentiment within the United States and other democratic countries. As populist movements grow, democratic freedoms erode. We Resist demonstrates that the things we often take for... -
Fishing and the Art of Activism by Stephen Duncombe
RRP: $19.34$12.75Elegantly written and charmingly illustrated, The Activist Angler shows how lessons learned from angling can guide political activism and vice versa. Patience, preparation and precision are needed to catch fish . . . and to build a movement. Looking for... -
The Demonstration Society by Claude Rosental
RRP: $42.57$36.69Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262542890Author Claude RosentalFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd