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Activism!: direct action, hacktivism and the future of society

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posted on 2023-06-08, 18:53 authored by Tim Jordan
Many schools of thought assert that Western culture has never been more politically apathetic. Tim Jordan's Activism! refutes this claim. In his powerful polemic, Jordan shows how acts of civil disobedience have come to dominate the political landscape. Because we inhabit such a quickly changing, high-tech and fragmented culture, the single-issue political movements and stable, conservative authorities of the past are continually being questioned. Traditional political battles have been replaced by the popular, collective practices of a new political activism. From Europe to the USA, from Australia to South America, from the Left to the Right, Jordan introduces us to the citizens who make up DIY culture: eco-activists, animal liberators, neo-fascists, ravers, anti-abortionists, squatters, hunt saboteurs and hacktivists. In his view, activism comprises a new ethics of living for the 21st century.

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  • Published

Publisher

Reaktion Books

Pages

192.0

Place of publication

London

ISBN

9781861891228

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  • Media and Film Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2014-11-10

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