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Symbolic Objects in Contentious Politics

Symbolic Objects in Contentious Politics

Abrams, Benjamin
Gardner, Peter Robert

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General Political ScienceSocial Movements

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ISBN10: 0472055976
ISBN13: 9780472055975
Publisher: Univ Of Michigan Pr
Published: Apr 4 2023
Pages: 330
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.87 Width: 5.91 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

When we observe protest marches, striking workers on picket lines, and insurgent movements in the world today, a litany of objects routinely fill our field of vision. Some such objects are ubiquitous the world over, like flags, banners, and placards. Others are situationally unique: Who could have anticipated the historical importance of a flower placed in the barrel of a gun, a flaming torch, a sea of umbrellas, a motorist's yellow vest, a feather headdress, an AK-47, or a knitted pink hat? This book explores the stuff at the heart of protests, revolutions, civil wars, and other contentious political events, with particular focus on those objects that have or acquire symbolic importance. In the context of contentious politics (disruptive political episodes where people try to change societies without going through institutions), certain objects can divide and unite social groups, tell stories, make declarations, spark controversy, and even trigger violent upheavals.

This book draws together scholars from a variety of fields to discuss symbolic objects in contentious politics: their meanings, uses, functions, and social responses. In bringing these phenomena together, this book offers a serious, distinctive, and cohesive theoretical contribution that draws upon diverse scholarly work in order to form the building blocks for future inquiry in the field. The aim is not merely to close the gap in the literature, but to create space in the field for further and more fruitful inquiry.

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