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The Political Aesthetics of Global Protest: The Arab Spring and Beyond

The Political Aesthetics of Global Protest: The Arab Spring and Beyond

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IslamGeneral Middle Eastern HistorySocial Movements

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ISBN10: 0748693351
ISBN13: 9780748693351
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: Jul 30 2014
Pages: 448
Weight: 2.15
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

From Egypt to India, and from Botswana to London, worker, youth and middle class rebellions have taken on the political and bureaucratic status quo. When most people can no longer earn a decent wage, they pit themselves against the privilege of small, wealthy and often corrupt elites. A remarkable feature of the protests from the Arab Spring onwards has been the salience of images, songs, videos, humour, satire and dramatic performances. This collection explores the central role the aesthetic played in energising the massive mobilisations of young people, the disaffected, the middle classes and the apolitical silent majority. Discover how it fuelled solidarities and alliances among democrats, workers, trade unions, civil rights activists and opposition parties.

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