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Partisan Publics: Communication and Contention across Brazilian Youth Activist Networks
Ann Mische
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Description for Partisan Publics: Communication and Contention across Brazilian Youth Activist Networks
Paperback. During the 1980s and 1990s, Brazil struggled to rebuild its democracy after 20 years of military dictatorship, experiencing financial crises, political protest and electoral contention. This work argues that youth activists of various stripes played a vital role, contributing new forms of political talk and action to Brazil's emerging democracy. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 456 pages, 36 line illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JHMC; JPHV; JPW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
During the 1980s and 1990s, Brazil struggled to rebuild its democracy after twenty years of military dictatorship, experiencing financial crises, corruption scandals, political protest, and intense electoral contention. In the midst of this turmoil, Ann Mische argues in this remarkable book, youth activists of various stripes played a vital and unrecognized role, contributing new forms of political talk and action to Brazil's emerging democracy. Drawing upon extensive and rich ethnography as well as formal network analysis, Mische tracks the lives of young activists through intersecting political networks, including student movements, church-based activism, political parties, nongovernmental organizations, and business and professional ... Read more
During the 1980s and 1990s, Brazil struggled to rebuild its democracy after twenty years of military dictatorship, experiencing financial crises, corruption scandals, political protest, and intense electoral contention. In the midst of this turmoil, Ann Mische argues in this remarkable book, youth activists of various stripes played a vital and unrecognized role, contributing new forms of political talk and action to Brazil's emerging democracy. Drawing upon extensive and rich ethnography as well as formal network analysis, Mische tracks the lives of young activists through intersecting political networks, including student movements, church-based activism, political parties, nongovernmental organizations, and business and professional ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
454
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology
Condition
New
Weight
606g
Number of Pages
456
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691141046
SKU
V9780691141046
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About Ann Mische
Ann Mische is associate professor of sociology at Rutgers University. Her work examines the relationship between culture, politics, and social interaction in complex social networks.
Reviews for Partisan Publics: Communication and Contention across Brazilian Youth Activist Networks
Honorable Mention for the 2009 Book Award, Section on Political Sociology, American Sociological Association Partisan Publics is a remarkable book. It will make a mark in sociology, political science, and Latin American studies. It is smartly written, subtle, and packs an important theoretical punch.
Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Mobilization I found Mische's qualitative analyses particularly enlightening and refreshing... This book ... Read more
Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Mobilization I found Mische's qualitative analyses particularly enlightening and refreshing... This book ... Read more