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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes index. |
| Summary |
Political change doesn't always begin with a bang; it often starts with just a whisper. From the discussions around kitchen tables that led to the dismantling of the Soviet bloc to the more recent emergence of Internet initiatives like MoveOn.org and Redeem the Vote that are revolutionizing the American political landscape, consequential political life develops in small spaces where dialogue generates political power. In The Politics of Small Things, Jeffrey Goldfarb studies political activism at the micro level by comparatively analyzing key turning points in recent history. He presents a soci. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: In the Shadow of Big Things; Theorizing the Kitchen Table and Other Small Things; 1968: Theater of Truth; 1989: New Definitions of the Situation; 2001: Narratives in Conflict; 2004: Small Things + the Internet = Alternatives; 2004: The Church, the Right, and the Politics of Small Things; Institutions: Democracy in the Details; The Presentation of Self in the Age of Electronic Communications; Conclusion: The Politics of the Politics of Small Things; Notes; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Political sociology.
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Political sociology. |
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Social interaction -- Political aspects.
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Social interaction. |
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Politics and culture.
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Politics and culture. |
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Goldfarb, Jeffrey C. Politics of small things. Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, ©2007 9780226301099 0226301095 (OCoLC)154689768 |
| ISBN |
9780226301112 (electronic book) |
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0226301117 (electronic book) |
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9780226301082 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0226301087 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0226301095 |
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9780226301099 |
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1281956872 |
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9781281956873 |
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