The radical imagination : social movement research in the age of austerity /
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| Author / Creator: | Haiven, Max, author. |
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| Imprint: | London, England : Zed Books, 2014. ©2014 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (282 pages) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11274614 |
| Summary: | The idea of the imagination is as evocative as it is elusive. Not only does the imagination allow us to project ourselves beyond our own immediate space and time, it also allows us to envision the future, as individuals and as collectives. The radical imagination, then, is that spark of difference, desire and discontent that can be fanned into the flames of social change. Yet what precisely is the imagination and what might make it 'radical'? How can it be fostered and cultivated? How can it be studied and what are the possibilities and risks of doing so?<br> <br> <br> <br> This book seeks to answer these questions at a crucial time. As we enter into a new cycle of struggles marked by a worldwide crisis of social reproduction, scholar-activists Max Haiven and Alex Khasnabish explore the processes and possibilities for cultivating the radical imagination in dark times.<br> <br> <br> <br> A lively and crucial intervention in radical politics, social research and social change, and the collective visions and cultures that inspire them. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (282 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781780329031 1780329032 9781780329048 1780329040 9781780329024 |