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UNINA9910781054203321 |
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Titolo |
Citizenship and social movements : perspectives from the global south / / Lisa Thompson and Chris Tapscott, editors |
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London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2010 |
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[London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2021 |
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ISBN |
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1-350-21918-5 |
1-84813-626-9 |
1-282-47309-3 |
9786612473098 |
1-84813-390-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiv, 290 pages) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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ThompsonLisa |
TapscottChris |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social movements |
Citizenship |
Political activism |
Sociology |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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About the editors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and acronyms; Foreword; 1 -- Introduction: mobilization and social movements in the South -- the challenges of inclusive governance; PART ONE -- Socio-economic rights and social movements; 2 -- Social movements and rights claims: the case of action groups in the Niger Delta; 3 -- Why do garment workers in Bangladesh fail to mobilize?; 4 -- Mobilization through litigation: claiming health rights on asbestos issues in South Africa; PART TWO -- Social movements and global development discourses. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Debates over social movements have suffered from a predominate focus on North America and western Europe, often neglecting the significance of collective action in the global South. Citizenship and Social Movements seeks to partially redress this imbalance with case |
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studies from Brazil, India, Bangladesh, Mexico, South Africa and Nigeria. |
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