Conform, Fail, Repeat : How Power Distorts Collective Action.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781771133388
- 303.3
- HN49.P6 S286 2017
Intro -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Power and Struggle -- 2 Critical Theory and Social Movement Research -- 3 Conformity and Failure -- 4 Collective Identity and Symbolic Power -- 5 Tactic and Antinomy -- 6 Suffering and Justice -- 7 New Stakes and New Strategies -- 8 Resistance and Democracy -- Notes -- Index -- Back Cover.
Current social movements such as Black Lives Matter, Idle No More, and the growing anti-Trump movement face intense pressure to either conform or fail. Pierre Bourdieu's theory offers tools for tracking and avoiding such pitfalls.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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