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Activist wisdom : practical knowledge and creative tension in social movements / Sarah Maddison and Sean Scalmer.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Sydney : University of New South Wales Press, 2006Description: xiv, 284 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0868406864
  • 9780868406862
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 303.4840994 22
LOC classification:
  • HN847 .M34 2006
Contents:
Ch. 1. Theory and history -- Ch. 2. Practical knowledge -- Ch. 3. Expressive and instrumental -- Ch. 4. Organisation and democracy -- Ch. 5. Unity and difference -- Ch. 6. Revolution and reform -- Ch. 7. Local and global -- Ch. 8. Redistribution and recognition -- Ch. 9. Counter-public and mainstream -- Ch. 10. Hope and despair.
Review: "Peace marches, protest demonstrations and campaigns for or against every cause imaginable have long been part of the Australian social and political landscape. This book blends the voices and experiences of insiders with an analysis of the successes and failures, the communication of ideas, and the social and political impacts." "It features interviews with some of Australia's best-known activists from the environmental, women's, peace, student, refugee and Aboriginal movements. With passion and insight, these people articulate their unique form of 'practical knowledge'. Activist Wisdom connects this knowledge to key social movement histories and theories, providing a look at the world of activism and its inevitable tensions."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Theory and history -- Ch. 2. Practical knowledge -- Ch. 3. Expressive and instrumental -- Ch. 4. Organisation and democracy -- Ch. 5. Unity and difference -- Ch. 6. Revolution and reform -- Ch. 7. Local and global -- Ch. 8. Redistribution and recognition -- Ch. 9. Counter-public and mainstream -- Ch. 10. Hope and despair.

"Peace marches, protest demonstrations and campaigns for or against every cause imaginable have long been part of the Australian social and political landscape. This book blends the voices and experiences of insiders with an analysis of the successes and failures, the communication of ideas, and the social and political impacts." "It features interviews with some of Australia's best-known activists from the environmental, women's, peace, student, refugee and Aboriginal movements. With passion and insight, these people articulate their unique form of 'practical knowledge'. Activist Wisdom connects this knowledge to key social movement histories and theories, providing a look at the world of activism and its inevitable tensions."--BOOK JACKET.

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