Popular struggles in the global south suggest the need for the development of new & politically enabling categories of analysis, & new ways of understanding contemporary social movements. This book shows how social movements in Africa, South Asia, Latin America, & the Middle East politicize development in an age of neoliberal hegemony. ...

Analyzes the history of social movement & civil society theory within radical adult education & the Left. Challenging "civil societarianism" the author argues for a reconceptualization of Gramasci's use of society arguing that he did not advocate building civil society but proletarian hegemony. ...

Suitable for a range of disciplines, such as healthcare, development studies, anthropology & globalization, this title covers the Civil Rights Movement, direct action, hactyvism, indymedia, feminism & the Anti-Globalization Movement. It

Includes:: an A-Z Index & bibliography that provides tips for further exploration of this field.

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Drama based on the creation of ' Facebook', from director David Fincher. Jesse Eisenberg plays Mark Zuckerberg who, in 2003, developed the social networking site while he was an undergraduate at Harvard. Six years later Zuckerberg is a millionaire but his success is proving to be problematic to his personal life & he finds himself undergoing multiple legal battles. Justin Timberlake also stars as Sean Parker, the co-founder of Napster. ...

The revised & updated edition of this bestselling text provides an accessible introduction to the theory & practice of network analysis in the social sciences. It gives an authoritative guide to the general framework of network analysis, explaining the basic concepts, technical measures & reviewing the available computer programs. ...