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OverviewThis book explores the aesthetic dimensions of the Arab Spring and the worldwide protest movements that followed. From Egypt to India, and from Botswana to London, worker, youth and middle class rebellions have taken on the political and bureaucratic status quo. When most people can no longer earn a decent wage, they pit themselves against the privilege of small, wealthy and often corrupt elites. A remarkable feature of the protests from the Arab Spring onwards has been the importance of images, songs, videos, humour, satire and dramatic performances. This book explores the central role the aesthetic played in energising the massive mobilisations of young people, the disaffected, the middle classes and the apolitical silent majority. You can discover how it fuelled solidarities and alliances among democrats, workers, trade unions, civil rights activists and opposition parties. It shares perspectives from political, media, visual, economic and linguistic anthropology, and the anthropology of work, art, social organisation and social movement. It addresses the use of social networking and new media technologies such as Twitter. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Pnina Werbner , Martin Webb , Kathryn Spellman-Poots , Hazim Al-EryaniPublisher: Edinburgh University Press Imprint: Edinburgh University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.959kg ISBN: 9780748693351ISBN 10: 0748693351 Pages: 448 Publication Date: 31 May 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAn interesting overview of how in almost every part of the world, and in a period of only a few years, disruptive protest events came about. -- Thijs van Dooremalen, Ethnography 'An interesting overview of how in almost every part of the world, and in a period of only a few years, disruptive protest events came about.' --Thijs van Dooremalen Ethnography Author InformationPnina Werber is Professor Emerita of Social Anthropology, Keele University. Martin Webb is Lecturer in Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London. Kathryn Spellman-Poots is Associate Professor at the Aga Khan University's Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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