Lifestyle Politics and Radical Activism (Hardcover, New)

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Attempts by people to enact their political beliefs in their daily lives have become commonplace in contemporary US culture, in spheres ranging from shopping habits to romantic attachments. This groundbreaking book examines how collective social movements have cultivated individual practices of "lifestyle politics" as part of their strategies of resistance, and the tensions they must navigate in doing so. Drawing on feminism and other movements that claim that "the personal is political," the book explores how radical anarchist activists position their own lifestyles within projects of resistance. Various lifestyle practices, from consumption to personal style to sexual relationships, are studied to address how identity and cultural practices can be used as tools of political dissent. An accessible and provocative text, Lifestyle Politics and Radical Activism blends theory with empirical materials to highlight issues that are important not only to anarchists, but also to anyone struggling for social change. This unique analysis will contribute to the development of anarchist theory and practice and will appeal to anyone interested in political activism and social movements.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Contemporary Anarchist Studies
Release date:	October 2013
First published:	August 2013
Authors:	Laura Portwood-Stacer
Dimensions:	231 x 157 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	208
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-4411-8866-3
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Anarchism Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4411-8866-5
Barcode:	9781441188663

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