Political Advocacy

Apologies 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

After 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...

As 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...

In 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)...

Rio 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...

The 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...

Those 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...

This 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...

Grassroots 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...

• 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...

Americans 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,...

Acknowledging 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...

Revealing 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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570272172Author Colectivo SituacionesFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Minor CompositionsPublisher Autonomedia

This 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...

Elgar 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...

Apologies 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

In 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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570273285Author Kasper OpstrupFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Minor CompositionsPublisher Autonomedia

Apologies 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

"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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570273995Author LiaisonsFormat PaperbackPage Count 388Imprint AutonomediaPublisher Autonomedia

Despite 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...

In 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...

Apologies 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

What 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...

Though 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...

Elgar 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...

Revealing 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...

Apologies 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 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...

Dorothy 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...

Civil 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...

Street 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...

Apologies 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

Apologies 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 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...

The 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...

Elegantly 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...

Apologies 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