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""What we must see,"" Martin Luther King once insisted, ""is that a riot is the language of the unheard."" In this new era of global protest and popular revolt, Languages of the Unheard draws on King's insight to address a timely and controversial topic: the ethics and politics of militant resistance. Using vivid examples from the history of militancy-including armed actions by Weatherman and the Red Brigades, the LA Riots, the Zapatista uprising, the Mohawk land defence at Kanesatake, the Black Blocs at summit protests, the occupations of Tahrir Square and Zuccotti Park, the Indigenous occupation of Alcatraz, the Quebec Student Strike, and many more-this book will be of interest to democratic theorists and moral philosophers, and practically useful for protest militants attempting to grapple with the moral ambiguities and political dilemmas unique to their distinctive position.

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Are riots good for democracy? In Languages of the Unheard, Steve D'Arcy answers provocatively in the affirmative. With implacable logic, engaging prose and a sensitivity to moral and ethical complexities, Languages of the Unheard demonstrates what radicals of all stripes intuitively know: to rebel is justified, and democracy--if it is to be found anywhere--is in the streets. By reframing debates concerning violence and militant protest in new and fertile ways, D'Arcy has made an invaluable contribution to the intellectual arsenal of activists everywhere. --Nikolas Barry-Shaw, co-author of Paved with Good Intentions: Canada's development NGOs from idealism to imperialism

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Stephen D'Arcy is an associate professor of philosophy at Huron University College, University of Western Ontario. A long-time social activist and protest organizer, he teaches and writes about democratic theory and practical ethics.

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