{"product_id":"the-great-refusal-herbert-marcuse-and-contemporary-social-movements-paperback","title":"The Great Refusal: Herbert Marcuse and Contemporary Social Movements - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Lamas\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHerbert Marcuse examined the subjective and material conditions of radical social change and developed the \"Great Refusal,\" a radical concept of \"the protest against that which is.\" The editors and contributors to the exciting new volume \u003ci\u003eThe Great Refusal\u003c\/i\u003e provide an analysis of contemporary social movements around the world with particular reference to Marcuse's revolutionary concept. The book also engages-and puts Marcuse in critical dialogue with-major theorists including Slavoj Zizek and Michel Foucault, among others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The chapters in this book analyze different elements and locations of the contemporary wave of struggle, drawing on the work and vision of Marcuse in order to reveal, with a historical perspective, the present moment of resistance. Essays seek to understand recent uprisings-such as the Zapatistas in Mexico, the Arab Spring, and the Occupy movement-in the context of Marcuse's powerful conceptual apparatus. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great Refusal \u003c\/i\u003ealso charts contemporary social movements against global warming, mass incarceration, police brutality, white supremacy, militarization, technological development, and more, to provide insights that advance our understanding of resistance today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContributors include: Kevin B. Anderson, Stanley Aronowitz, Joan Braune, Jenny Chan, Angela Y. Davis, Arnold L. Farr, Andrew Feenberg, Michael Forman, Christian Fuchs, Stefan Gandler, Christian Garland, Toorjo Ghose, Imaculada Kangussu, George Katsiaficas, Douglas Kellner, Sarah Lynn Kleeb, Filip Kovacevic, Lauren Langman, Heather Love, Peter Marcuse, Martin J. Beck Matustík, Russell Rockwell, AK Thompson, Marcelo Vieta, and the editors\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew T. Lamas \u003c\/b\u003eteaches urban studies and critical theory at the University of Pennsylvania and is on the board of the International Herbert Marcuse Society. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTodd Wolfson\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Media Studies at Rutgers University, author of \u003ci\u003eDigital Rebellion: The Birth of the Cyber Left\u003c\/i\u003e, and cofounder of the Media Mobilizing Project. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter N. Funke\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Politics at the University of South Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 410\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52716289589555,"sku":"9781439913048","price":71.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/QVB1WEVVTDFJZUhrOWtXT1U5TXNlQT09.webp?v=1763607796","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-great-refusal-herbert-marcuse-and-contemporary-social-movements-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}