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9780868406862

Activist Wisdom Practical Knowledge and Creative Tension in Social Movements

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  • ISBN13:

    9780868406862

  • ISBN10:

    0868406864

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-10-01
  • Publisher: University of New South Wales Press

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Summary

Peace marches, protest demonstrations and campaigns for or against every cause imaginable have long been part of the Australian social and political landscape. This lively book blends the voices and experiences of insiders involved in particular causes with a bigger picture that analyses successes and failures, communication of ideas and social and political impacts.

Author Biography

Sean Scalmer is a lecturer in Sociology at Macquarie University. Sarah Maddison is a lecturer in Australian Politics at the University of New South Wales.

Table of Contents

Biographies of interviewees vii
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1(10)
Part One Theory and knowledge
11(54)
Theory and history
13(27)
Practical knowledge
40(25)
Part Two Movement tensions
65(184)
Expressive and instrumental
67(24)
Organisation and democracy
91(22)
Unity and difference
113(25)
Revolution and reform
138(19)
Local and global
157(21)
Redistribution and recognition
178(23)
Counter-public and mainstream
201(23)
Hope and despair
224(25)
Conclusion 249(5)
Glossary 254(4)
Notes 258(2)
Further reading 260(4)
Bibliography 264(16)
Index 280

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