Activist Wisdom

Practical Knowledge and Creative Tension in Social Movements

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Author:

Maddison, Sarah
Scalmer, Sean

ISBN:

978-0-86840-686-2

Publication Date:

Oct 2005

Publisher:

NewSouth Publishing

Imprint:

UNSW Press

Book Format:

Paperback

List Price:

USD $35.95

Book Description:

Peace marches, protest demonstrations and campaigns for or against every cause imaginable have long been part of the Australian social and political landscape. This lively book blends the voices and experiences of insiders involved in particular causes with a bigger picture that analyses successes and failures, communication of ideas and social and political impacts.

Book Details

Pages:	304
Detailed Subjects:	Social Science / Activism & Social Justice Political Science / Political Process / Political Advocacy History / Social History Political Science / World / Australian & Oceanian
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	7 x 10 x 1 Inches
Book Weight:	1.034 Pounds

Author Biography

Maddison, Sarah (Author)

Sean Scalmer is an Associate Professor in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia. His work includes Gandhi in the West: The Mahatma and the Rise of Radical Protest, Activist Wisdom: Practical Knowledge and Creative Tension in Social Movements (with Sarah Maddison); Dissent Events: Protest, the Media and the Political Gimmick in Australia, and On the Stump: Campaign Oratory and Democracy in the United States, Britain, and Australia which won the 2018 NSW Premier's History Award, General History Prize.

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