Why Social Movements Matter, just out and 30% off from the publishers with code WSMM18:
"Social movements and
popular struggle are a central part of today’s world, but often
neglected or misunderstood by media commentary as well as experts in
other fields. In an age when struggles over climate change, women’s
rights, austerity politics, racism, warfare and surveillance are central
to the future of our societies, we urgently need to understand social
movements. Accessible, comprehensive and grounded in deep scholarship, Why Social Movements Matter explains
social movements for a general educated readership, those interested in
progressive politics and scholars and students in other fields. It
shows how much social movements are part of our everyday lives, and how
in many ways they have shaped the world we live in over centuries. It
explores the relationship between social movements and the left, how
movements develop and change, the complex relationship between movements
and intellectual life, and delivers a powerful argument for rethinking
how the social world is constructed. Drawing on three decades of
experience, Why Social Movements Matter shows the real space for hope in a contested world."
Voices of 1968, out on October 20th and 20% off from the publisher with code 1968:
"The year 1968 witnessed one of the great upheavals of the twentieth
century, as social movements shook every continent. Across the Global
North, people rebelled against post-war conformity and patriarchy,
authoritarian education and factory work, imperialism and the Cold War.
They took over workplaces and universities, created their own media, art
and humour, and imagined another world. The legacy of 1968 lives on in
many of today's struggles, yet it is often misunderstood and
caricatured.
Voices of 1968 is a vivid collection of original texts from the movements of the long 1968. We hear these struggles in their own words, showing their creativity and diversity. We see feminism, black power, anti-war activism, armed struggle, indigenous movements, ecology, dissidence, counter-culture, trade unionism, radical education, lesbian and gay struggles, and more take the stage.
Chapters cover France, Czechoslovakia, Northern Ireland, Britain, the USA, Canada, Italy, West Germany, Denmark, Mexico, Yugoslavia and Japan. Introductory essays frame the rich material - posters, speeches, manifestos, flyers, underground documents, images and more - to help readers explore the era's revolutionary voices and ideas and understand their enduring impact on society, culture and politics today. "
Voices of 1968 is a vivid collection of original texts from the movements of the long 1968. We hear these struggles in their own words, showing their creativity and diversity. We see feminism, black power, anti-war activism, armed struggle, indigenous movements, ecology, dissidence, counter-culture, trade unionism, radical education, lesbian and gay struggles, and more take the stage.
Chapters cover France, Czechoslovakia, Northern Ireland, Britain, the USA, Canada, Italy, West Germany, Denmark, Mexico, Yugoslavia and Japan. Introductory essays frame the rich material - posters, speeches, manifestos, flyers, underground documents, images and more - to help readers explore the era's revolutionary voices and ideas and understand their enduring impact on society, culture and politics today. "
