
Where have all the classes gone?
A critical perspective on struggles and collective action
Edition Rainer Hampp (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 15. May 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
300 pages
978-3-86618-893-8 (ISBN)
Description
Numerous uprisings and social movements in recent decades sprawled in seemingly disconnected political landscapes, from Turkey to Brazil, from South Africa to China, from Argentina to Portugal. These social protests centered on issues as varied as the right to affordable transportation, land dispossession or minority rights. The place of the working class in them seemed increasingly insignificant, and the framework of class analysis outdated. But did the concept of class really become obsolete? Are these social protests as disconnected as they seem? "Where have all the classes gone? A critical perspective on struggles and collective action" is a book that aims to demonstrate the continuing relevance of class analysis in the study of social movements. Grounded in rich empirical data, it captures class-relevant aspects of multiple case studies of social movements, uprisings and resistances across different spatial contexts.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Augsburg / Baden-Baden
Germany
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 21 cm
Width: 15 cm
Weight
432 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-86618-893-8 (9783866188938)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Oksana Balashova, Ismail Doga Karatepe and Aishah Namukasa are PhD fellows at the International Center for Development and Decent Work (ICDD) at Kassel University, Germany