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Contesting Patriotism

Culture, Power, and Strategy in the Peace Movement
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 2008

Summary

During war, space for debate shrinks. Narrow ideas of patriotism and democracy marginalize and silence opposition to militarism abroad and repression at home. Although powerful, these ideas encounter widespread resistance. Analyzing the official statements of 15 organizations from 1990-2005, the authors show that the U.S. peace movement strongly contested taken-for-granted assumptions regarding nationalism, religion, security, and global justice. Contesting Patriotism engages cutting-edge theories in social movements research to understand the ways that activists promote peace through their words. Concepts of culture, power, strategy, and identity are used to explain how movement organizations and activists contribute to social change. The diversity of organizations and conflicts studied make this book a unique and important contribution to peace building and to social movements scholarship.



Bibliographic data

Copyright year
2008
ISBN-Print
978-0-7425-6448-0
ISBN-Online
978-0-7425-6572-2
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
238
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Table of contents

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    1. Contents No access
    2. Acknowledgments No access
    1. Chapter 01. Creating Oppositional Knowledge and Promoting an Active Democracy No access
    2. Chapter 02. To Harness or to Challenge Hegemony? Peace Movements at a Cultural Crossroads No access
    3. Chapter 03. Reconstructing Patriotism No access
    1. Chapter 04. Capturing Hearts and Minds: Emotions and Peace Appeals No access
    2. Chapter 05. Gods of War, Gods of Peace No access
    3. Chapter 06. Mobilizing the Margins: Race, Class, Gender, and Religion No access
    1. Chapter 07. Real Solutions for a Safer World No access
    2. Chapter 08. Going Global? Discourses Beyond the State No access
    3. Chapter 09. Peace Movement Discourses No access
  1. Appendix 1: Profiles of Peace Movement Organizations Included in the Study No access Pages 197 - 206
  2. Appendix 2: Explanation of Weights Applied to Code Frequencies No access Pages 207 - 208
  3. Appendix 3: Codes Included in Bundles Analyzed in Chapter 3 No access Pages 209 - 212
  4. References No access Pages 213 - 224
  5. Index No access Pages 225 - 232
  6. About the Authors No access Pages 233 - 238

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