Symbolic Objects in Contentious Politics

When we observe protest marches, striking workers on picket lines, and insurgent movements in the world today, a litany of objects routinely fill our field of vision. Some such objects are ubiquitous the world over, like flags, banners, and placards. Others are situationally unique: Who could have a...

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Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	University of Michigan Press 2023
Subjects:	Social movements, contention, contentious politics, protest, revolution, insurrection, objects, stuff, material culture, semiotics, streets, walls, graffiti, feathered headdress, Indigenous Americans, LGBTQ, rainbow flag, masks, bodywork, signatures, G20, fire, self-immolation, Mohamed Bouazizi, Thick Quang Duc, martyrdom, anti-austerity, Estado Novo, Salazar, police brutality, Che Guevara, Mekaps, shoes, weapons, flags, Occupy, Kurdish movement, Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Portugal, Nigeria, Biafra, Lebanon, Arab Spring, Middle East, North Africa, Tunisia, USA, Canada, UK thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPV Political control and freedoms thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPV Political control and freedoms::JPVH Human rights, civil rights
Online Access:	https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/62293
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