The Transnational Activist - Transformations and Comparisons from the Anglo-World since the Nineteenth Century (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

This book provides the first historical and comparative study of the 'transnational activist'. A range of important recent scholarship has considered the rise of global social movements, the presence of transnational networks, and the transfer or diffusion of political techniques. Much of this writing has registered the pivotal role of 'transnational' or 'global' activists. However, if the significance of the 'transnational activist' is now routinely acknowledged, then the history of this actor is still something of a mystery. Most commentators have associated the figure with contemporary history. Hence much of the debate around 'transnational activism' is ahistorical, and claims for novelty are not often based on developed historical comparison. As this volume argues, it is possible to identify the 'transnational activist' in earlier decades and even centuries. But when did this figure first appear? What are the historical conditions that nurtured its emergence? What are the principal moments in the development of the transnational activist? And do the transnational activists of the Internet age differ in number or nature from those of earlier years? These historical questions will be at the heart of this volume.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements
Release date:	December 2017
First published:	2018
Editors:	Stefan Berger • Sean Scalmer
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	364
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-66205-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	3-319-66205-8
Barcode:	9783319662053

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