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The Ends of Resistance - Making and Unmaking Democracy
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The Ends of Resistance - Making and Unmaking Democracy
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Since the rise of Donald Trump and other right-wing authoritarians
worldwide, we have been told to “resist.” But this kind of
opposition looks surprisingly like restoring the status quo. Under
the banner of resistance, liberals and progressives have encouraged
voting for Democrats, reading the mainstream media, trusting the
science, putting up yard signs, buying the right products, and
celebrating a “return to normal.” How was “resistance”
diluted, and where can we find alternative forms of resistance for
present and future struggles? Alix Olson and Alex Zamalin offer a
clear-eyed critical account of how neoliberalism has redefined
resistance to thwart social movements and consolidate power. Elites
have domesticated and coopted some once-radical concepts and
practices into “restorative resistance” that bolsters support
for an unjust social order while marginalizing, racializing, and
criminalizing many others. Olson and Zamalin argue that true
resistance to racial neoliberalism must instead be deeply
antirestorative: collective, horizontal, counterhegemonic,
radically democratic insurrectionary movements that cannot be
redirected into shoring up the existing order. This “unruly
world-building”—exemplified by Occupy Wall Street, the Movement
for Black Lives, Indigenous activism at Standing Rock, and
more—pushes us to live, think, and dream beyond profit
maximization, democratic civility, and individual freedom.
Powerfully and accessibly written with manifesto-like urgency, The
Ends of Resistance shows how marginalized voices and social
movements deepen our thinking for confronting power.
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Imprint: |
Columbia University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
December 2023 |
Authors: |
Alix Olson
• Alex Zamalin
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
200 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-231-20499-6 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-231-20499-X |
Barcode: |
9780231204996 |
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