The Problems of Resistance: Studies in Alternate Political Cultures - Couverture souple

Martinot, Steve

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1573929123 ISBN 13 : 9781573929127

Editeur : Prometheus Books, 2001

Synopsis

This volume seeks to bring into focus some of the main dimensions of political hegemony, including judicial repression, state terror, the structures of radicalisation, discrimination, and colonisation. Against these, it then offers open-ended views of many different levels of resistance, from mass struggles and problems of national liberation to alternate ways of living one's intimate life within the community. The role of imagination, ideology, and critique in organisational activity, the problem of absorption by the hierarchy one resists, and modes of regeneration of political energies are all brought together as dimensions of cultures of resistance. The essays here collected do not offer solutions but raise questions within four main themes: domination, cultural formation, reification, and transformation. Ultimately, the various perspectives are based on the concept that autonomy is the fundamental building block of democracy. The different issues involved are viewed as moments on a common political trajectory leading toward the liberation of the human spirit from repressive social and cultural forces. Taken as a whole, these outstanding essays broaden our understanding of liberation and provide an excellent resource for philosophers and activists alike.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Steve Martinot (San Francisco, CA) is an instructor in the Department of Humanities at San Francisco State University.
Joy James (Providence, RI) is a professor in the Department of African American Studies at Brown University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Prometheus Books
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1573929123
• ISBN 13: 9781573929127
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 292
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible