Contesting patriotism : culture, power, and strategy in the peace movement
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Contesting patriotism : culture, power, and strategy in the peace movement
Rowman & Littlefield, c2008
- : cloth
Available at 5 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-223) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Section One: Peace Discourses in a War Culture Chapter 2 Chapter 1: Creating Oppositional Knowledge and Promoting an Active Democracy Chapter 3 Chapter 2: To Harness or to Challenge Hegemony? Peace Movements at a Cultural Crossroads Chapter 4 Chapter 3: Reconstructing Patriotism Chapter 5 Section Two: Contesting Emotions and Identities in War and Peace Chapter 6 Chapter 4: Capturing Hearts and Minds: Emotions and Peace Appeals Chapter 7 Chapter 5: Gods of War, Gods of Peace Chapter 8 Chapter 6: Mobilizing the Margins: Race, Class, Gender and Religion Chapter 9 Section Three: The Changing Present and an Uncertain Future Chapter 10 Chapter 7: Real Solutions for a Safer World Chapter 11 Chapter 8: Going Global?: Discourses Beyond the Nation-State Chapter 12 Chapter 9: Peace Movement Discourse: Unraveling Hegemony, Spinning New Threads
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