Power, Profit and Protest - Australian social movements and globalisation (Paperback)

'a provocative must-read text for an engaged public, offering a distinctive Australian take on corporate globalism, and grounding this in a robust theory of social change that emphasises material power and interests, along with symbolic power and ideology'James Goodman, University of Technology SydneySocial movements transformed Western societies in the 1960s and 1970s: feminism, black rights, the peace movement and gay liberation all radically altered how we think and how we live. What has happened to social movements since then? Can demonstrations and other forms of social activism still make a difference in Australia?Verity Burgmann argues that corporate globalisation has threatened or transformed established social movements, and sparked powerful new forms of social protest. She examines the impact of globalisation and neo-liberal government policies on the feminist and indigenous rights movements, showing how they have been affected by the politics of backlash after decades of success. She explores the way in which the environment movement, too, has been affected by rising corporate political influence. She also analyses the emergence of anti-capitalist and anti-corporate activism and the profound challenges posed by this newest of social movements to the state, to society in general and to the labour movement in particular. hese important factors in a changing political landscape. This book reflects on the significant changes which has taken place since Power and Protest was published in 1993.

General

Imprint:	Allen & Unwin
Country of origin:	Australia
Release date:	April 2003
First published:	2003
Authors:	Verity Burgmann
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-1-74114-016-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > General
LSN:	1-74114-016-1
Barcode:	9781741140163

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