Overview

This book is an original application of rhetoric and moral-emotions theory to the sociology of social movements. It promotes a new interdisciplinary vision of what social movements are, why they exist, and how they succeed in attaining momentum over time. Deepening the affective dimension of cultural sociology, this work draws upon the social psychology of human emotion and interpersonal communication. Specifically, the book revolves around the topic of anger as a unique moral emotion that can be made to play crucial motivational and generative functions in protest. The chapters develop a new theory of the emotional power of protest rhetoric, including how abolitionist performances of heterodoxic racial and gender status imaginaries contributed to the escalation of the ‘sectional conflict’ over American slavery. 

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Author:   Benjamin Lamb-Books
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   4.804kg
ISBN:  

9783319313450

ISBN 10:   3319313452
Pages:   275
Publication Date:   02 August 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Part I - Moral Emotions in Social Movements   Chapter 1    Indignant Hearts of Protest   Chapter 2    Moving Contexts of Abolition   Chapter 3    The Rhetoric of Slavery Part II - Emotional Inequalities of Protest   Chapter 4    Gender Trouble in Abolitionism: On Ethos Work   Chapter 5    Systemic Racism and the Rhetoric of Recognition     Part III - Affect Matters   Chapter 6    How Charisma and Pathos Move Audiences   Chapter 7    Looking Back Ahead: When Status Conflicts Explode   Conclusion

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Benjamin Lamb-Books received his PhD in Sociology from the University of Colorado, Boulder, USA. He is an invited contributor to the second edition of the Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, and his previous writings have appeared in Social Movement Studies and Thesis Eleven.

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