Extraordinary Politics: How Protest And Dissent Are Changing American Democracy - Couverture souple

Euchner, Charles

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 081332906X ISBN 13 : 9780813329062

Editeur : Routledge, 1996

Synopsis

When dissidents and activists toppled powerful regimes across the globe in the 1980s and 1990s—from the Soviet Union to South Africa, from Nicaragua to the Philippines—how did Americans respond to challenges in their own country? The conventional wisdom is that Americans sullenly withdrew from all manner of political action. But in fact, activists of all backgrounds took to the streets to challenge ordinary structures of politics.These movements—their history; their cyclical development; their organization, strategies, and tactics—constitute what the author calls “extraordinary politics.” Activists have set the pace on every conceivable issue, including the environment, gay rights, feminism, abortion, states' rights, religion, and multiculturalism. The president and Congress can barely keep up, but extraordinary politics keeps evolving.With style and grace, Charles Euchner weaves together hundreds of examples drawn from movements spanning the ideological spectrum to offer both a practical and intellectual guidebook to political activism in a reputedly apathetic age, embracing with abandon the art of making a difference.

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À propos de l'auteur

Charles C. Euchner is assistant professor of political science at the College of the Holy Cross and the author of, among other works, Playing the Field: Why Sports Teams Move and Cities Fight to Keep Them (1993).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 081332906X
• ISBN 13: 9780813329062
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 312
• Coordonnées du fabricant: BOOKS etc..; cs@booksetc.co.uk; ; BOOKS etc.; Aldershot; Royaume-Uni
• Personne responsable: non disponible