Samuel, Christopher.

Conform, Fail, Repeat : How Power Distorts Collective Action. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (170 pages)

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.

9781771133388


Electronic books.

HN49.P6 S286 2017

303.3