Contesting Patriotism: Culture, Power, and Strategy in the Peace Movement - Brossura

Woehrle, Lynne M.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0742564487 ISBN 13: 9780742564480

Casa editrice: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2009

Riassunto

During war, space for debate shrinks. Narrow ideas of patriotism and democracy marginalize and silence opposition to militarism abroad and repression at home. Although powerful, these ideas encounter widespread resistance. Analyzing the official statements of 15 organizations from 1990-2005, the authors show that the U.S. peace movement strongly contested taken-for-granted assumptions regarding nationalism, religion, security, and global justice. Contesting Patriotism engages cutting-edge theories in social movements research to understand the ways that activists promote peace through their words. Concepts of culture, power, strategy, and identity are used to explain how movement organizations and activists contribute to social change. The diversity of organizations and conflicts studied make this book a unique and important contribution to peacebuilding and to social movements scholarship.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Lynne M. Woehrle is associate professor of sociology at Mount Mary College.

Patrick G. Coy is director and associate professor at the Center for Applied Conflict Management at Kent State University.

Gregory M. Maney is associate professor of sociology at Hofstra University.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0742564487
• ISBN 13: 9780742564480
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 244
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile