Solidarity Hidden Histories and Geographies of Internationalism

by Featherstone, David

• ISBN13: 9781848135963
• ISBN10: 1848135963
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-08-15
• Publisher: ZED BOOKS

Summary

Despite the frequency with which the word 'solidarity' is invoked - particularly with regard to the current global Occupy movement - the concept itself has rarely been the subject of close scrutiny. In this original and eye-opening work, David Featherstone redresses this situation by drawing on an innovative combination of archival research, oral histories and first-hand involvement with political movements. Solidarity invokes a rich variety of case studies - from historical solidarities such as the anti-slavery and anti-fascism movements, right up to present day concerns such as climate change activism and the Coca-Cola boycott. In doing so, the book unearths international forms of solidarity which have all-too-often been marginalized by nation-centred histories of the left and social movements.Wide-ranging and timely, Solidarity is a fascinating investigation of an increasingly vital subject.

Author Biography

David Featherstone is a lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Glasgow.

Table of Contents

Introduction * Part 1: Theorizing Solidarity * 1.Solidarity: Theorizing a Transformative Political Relation * 2.Tracing Hidden Histories and Geographies of Internationalism * Part 2: From Anti-Slavery to Anti-Fascism * 3. Anti-Slavery Politics and the First International * 4. Solidarities and the Contested Politics of Maritime Labour * 5. Pan-Africanism and Anti-Fascism * Part 3: Solidarities and Cold War Geopolitics * 6.The Chilean Coup and Transnational Solidarities * 7.The Campaign for European Nuclear Disarmament and the End of the Cold War * Part 4: Solidarities in the Current Conjuncture * 8. Anti-Corporate Solidarities - The Coca-Cola Boycott * 9. Solidarities and the Contested Politics of Climate Change * 10.Solidarities and the Economic Crisis * Conclusions * Glossary