Space invaders : radical geographies of protest

Summary: "Space Invaders argues for the importance of a radical geographic perspective in enabling us to make sense of protests and social movements around the world. Under conditions of increasing global economic inequalities, we are witnessing the flourishing of grassroots people's movements fighting for improved rights. Whether it be the alter-globalisation mobilisations of the turn of the century, the flurry of Occupy protests, or the current wave of anti-austerity mobilisations taking place, there is a geographical logic to all forms of protest whether that be through transforming landscapes, occupying enemy territory or developing solidarity and communication networks. Paul Routledge takes an auto-ethnographic perspective, drawing upon his extensive experience over the past thirty years working with various forms of protest in Europe, Asia and Latin America, to provide an account of how a radical geographical imagination can inform our understanding and the prosecution of protest."

Record details

ISBN: 0745336248
ISBN: 9780745336244
ISBN: 9780745336299
ISBN: 9781786801104
ISBN: 9781786801128
ISBN: 9781786801111
Physical Description: print
viii, 182 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Publisher: London : Pluto Press, [2017]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Radical geographies of protest: spatial strategies, sites of intervention and scholar activism -- Know your place: barricades, rooftops and being steadfast -- Make some space: camps, commons and occupations -- Stay mobile: packs and swarms, flash mobs and hacktivism -- Wage wars of words: testimonies, comminiqués and culture jamming -- Extend your reach: convergences, conferences and caravans -- Feel out of place: ethical spectacles, zaps and guerrilla performances -- Space invaders; power, politics and protest.