Political Sentiments and Social Movements: The Person in Politics and Culture (Culture, Mind, and Society) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3319723405 ISBN 13: 9783319723402

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018

Synopsis

This unique volume is about how ordinary people construct political meanings, form political emotions and identities, and become involved in or disengaged from political contests. Drawing on psychological anthropology, it illustrates the complexities of political subjectivities through engaging personal stories that complicate our understanding of the relationship between culture and politics. Chapters examine the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street in the United States, third gender activism in India, Rastafari in Jamaica, Courage to Refuse in Israel, the environmental movement in the U.S., Salafi movements in northern Nigeria, post-socialist labor politics in Romania, and anti-immigrant activism in Denmark.

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About the Author

Claudia Strauss is Professor of Anthropology at Pitzer College, USA. Her publications include Making Sense of Public Opinion: American Discourses about Immigration and Social Programs (2012) and A Cognitive Theory of Cultural Meaning (with Naomi Quinn, 1997). 

Jack R. Friedman is Research Scientist at the Center for Applied Social Research at the University of Oklahoma, USA. His research focuses on unemployment and political consciousness in Romania, mental health care, and socio-ecological responses to and stressors associated with climate change.

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This unique volume is about how ordinary people construct political meanings, form political emotions and identities, and become involved in or disengaged from political contests. Drawing on psychological anthropology, it illustrates the complexities of political subjectivities through engaging personal stories that complicate our understanding of the relationship between culture and politics. Chapters examine the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street in the United States, third gender activism in India, Rastafari in Jamaica, Courage to Refuse in Israel, the environmental movement in the U.S., Salafi movements in northern Nigeria, post-socialist labor politics in Romania, and anti-immigrant activism in Denmark.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319723405
• ISBN 13: 9783319723402
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 325
• Editor: Strauss Claudia, Friedman Jack R.