A01=John Chalcraft
anti-authoritarianism
Antonio Gramsci
Author_John Chalcraft
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global studies
Karl Marx
left-wing
marginalized people
philosophy
political resistance
power dynamics
rebellion
Social movement
societal transformation
sociology
world history
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- ISBN 9780520416826
- Weight: 590g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 05 Aug 2025
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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At a time of mass discontent, revolutionary weakness, and right-wing ascendancy, John Chalcraft presents a new theory of popular mobilization. From Subordination to Revolution is based on an innovative reading of the living Gramscian tradition, and it offers an alternative to conservative, liberal, Marxist, and poststructuralist theory. Drawing on examples from across the globe, Chalcraft defines popular mobilization as the many ways in which subordinated groups rearrange their relationships to challenge and overcome domination. The theory sets out a fertile constellation of concepts encompassing the many faces and phases of the long journey from subordination to revolution. This approach breaks ground in connecting the social, structural, spatio-temporal, strategic, and transnational elements of popular mobilization. It also enables Chalcraft to situate anew the fundamental issues of domination, autonomy, consent, and leadership and put forward new arguments about party and bloc. The point is to link together diverse popular struggles in the contemporary world.
John Chalcraft is Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His previous books include The Striking Cabbies of Cairo and Other Stories, The Invisible Cage: Syrian Migrant Workers in Lebanon, and Popular Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East.
