Resistance, Space and Political Identities

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Utilizing research on networked struggles in both the 18th-centuryAtlantic world and our modern day, Resistance, Space andPolitical Identities: The Making of Counter-Global Networkschallenges existing understandings of the relations between space,politics, and resistance to develop an innovative account ofnetworked forms of resistance and political activity. * Explores counter-global struggles in both the past andpresent--including both the 18th-century Atlantic world andcontemporary forms of resistance * Examines the productive geographies of contestation * Foregrounds the solidarities and geographies of connectionbetween different place-based struggles and argues that suchsolidarities are essential to produce more plural forms ofglobalization

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David Featherstone

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"This persuasive, important, and well-written book rethinksresistance to dominant forms of globalization by emphasizing thetranslocal, often transnational, character of subaltern protest ...Featherstone has produced a book as dexterous, creative, andwide-ranging as the political network it seeks to describe."(Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 2010) "This is a book that demands the attention and engagement ofgeographers, and others 'inside' and 'outside'academia, working on the intersections between social movements,political identities and the neoliberal state, ultimately offeringa productive and uniquely positive approach to understanding andacting on the issues raised by such concerns." (Area,February 2011) "Featherstone has produced a book as dexterous, creative, andwide-ranging as the political networks it seeks to describe."(Progress in Human Geography and Environment and Planning D,February 2011) "This reviewer thinks we should be rather more generous - for,whatever the political objectives, we should be hugely grateful forFeatherstone's rescuing of the past relational geographies ofresistance." (Progress in Human Progress in Human Progress,February 2011) "In summary, RSPI is an incisive and stimulating work thatsignificantly enhances our understanding of the construction andoperation of counter-globalization networks. It extends anddevelops relational accounts of political identities and space inimportant ways, contributing to debates in political theory, humangeography and social movement." (Social Movement Studies, 22October 2010) "Featherstone's book contributes to ourunderstanding of the formation of counter-global networks. He showsthat transnational networks are not void of place. ... This bookprovides a good starting point for scholars who seek anunderstanding what happens to networks when subaltern relationshipsare spread across the globe." (Mobilization, March 2010) "This optimistic take on the role of politicalcontestation in world-making processes is a welcomechange from the gloom and doom so typical of other geographicaltexts." (Environment and Planning A, 2009)"This book powerfully engages with contemporary relationalunderstandings of space by drawing upon, critiquing and developinga rich theoretical palette. This together with the use of evocativeethnographic material serves to provide a convincing account of howpolitical identities are created, reworked and deployed innetworked practices of resistance. The book makes a significantcontribution to the theorizing and explaining of politicalidentities and practices forged through the articulation ofresistance in empirically varied contexts." -Paul Routledge, University of Glasgow "Featherstone's focus on the extra-local ties underpinningsituated subaltern struggle offers a salutary alternative toconventional accounts of place-based resistance. His book'soverall argument is as generative as it is critical for remappingglobal grievances and the interlinked insurgencies theyinspire." -Matthew Sparke, University of Washington, Seattle 'Doreen Massey has consistently, over a period of 40years, been one of the most imaginative and inspiring geographersat work in the world. Her work has combined theoretical innovation- in a way that defies simple categorisation - withpolitical commitment in an exemplary fashion. This importantcollection of essays explores and extends some of the definingaspects of her work.' -Ray Hudson, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Professor ofGeography, University of Durham
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