Popular Intellectuals and Social Movements

Framing Protest in Asia, Africa, and Latin America

Michiel Baud editor Rosanne Rutten editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:31st Jan '05

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'Popular intellectuals', who speak in the name of the popular classes to inspire collective action.

Focuses on'popular intellectuals', who reflect on social reality and speak in the name of the popular classes to inspire collective action. It looks at experiences in non-western societies of those operating within social-movement networks linking local, regional, and international arenas, connecting to a global flow of ideas.All forms of popular protest include a specific category of 'popular intellectuals', who reflect on social reality, speak in the name of popular classes and who articulate ideas that inspire collective action. This volume focuses on these individuals from an original angle: it looks at the experiences of popular intellectuals in non-western societies, who operate within social-movement networks that link local, regional, and international arenas, and connect to a global flow of ideas. Eight case studies on different societies in twentieth-century Asia, Africa, and Latin America highlight specific activist intellectuals and their role in collective action. They cover a wide terrain, including framing contests among Muslim activists and cultural brokerage in an ecological movement. The collection provides fresh insights into the cultural dynamics of social contention and widens the geographic scope of current debates on this theme.

ISBN: 9780521613484

Dimensions: 228mm x 152mm x 18mm

Weight: 368g

224 pages