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Revolution, Rebellion, Resistance: The Power of Story

By Eric Selbin

Book information

Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Year
2010
ISBN
9781350222366, 9781848130166, 9781848130173
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2003166 bytes)
Pages
\262
Library
bloomsburycollections.com
Time added
2023-07-01 01:04:48

Description

Why do revolutions happen? Decades of social science research have brought us little closer to understanding where, when and amongst whom they occur. In this groundbreaking book, Eric Selbin argues that we need to look beyond the economic, political and social structural conditions to the thoughts and feelings of the people who make revolutions. In particular, he argues, we need to understand the stories people relay and rework of past injustices and struggles as they struggle in the present towards a better future. Ranging from the French Revolution to the Battle for Seattle, via Russia, China, Cuba, Vietnam and Nicaragua, Selbin makes the case that it is myth, memory and mimesis which create, maintain and extend such stories.

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