The politics of small things
Subtitle: the power of the powerless in dark times
By: Jeffrey C. Goldfarb.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press; University Of Chicago Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 162
Subjects: Political sociology.; Social interaction -- Political aspects.; Politics and culture.
Description: "In The Politics of Small Things, Jeffrey C. Goldfarb provides an innovative way to understand the politics of our times. Moving from small to large, he uncovers a dimension of power that is found in human interaction. He analyzes recent turning points, movements, and institutions: dissent around the old Soviet bloc; life on the streets in Warsaw, Prague, and Bucharest in 1989; the network of terror that spawned 9/11; and the religious and Internet mobilizations that transformed the 2004 U.S. presidential election. In such pivotal moments, he masterfully shows, political autonomy can be generated, presenting alternatives to the big politics of the global stage and the dominant narratives of terrorism, antiterrorism, and globalization."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: In the shadow of big things; title: Theorizing the kitchen table and other small things; title: 1968 : theater of truth; title: 1989 : new definitions of the situation; title: 2001 : narratives in conflict; title: 2004 : small things + the Internet = alternatives; title: 2004 : the church, the right, and the politics of small things; title: Institutions : democracy in the details; title: The presentation of self in the age of electronic communications; title: Conclusion: The politics of the politics of small things.