From Subordination to Revolution: A Gramscian Theory of Popular Mobilization by John Chalcraft ISBN 9780520416826, 9780520416819, 9780520416840, 0520416821, 0520416813, 0520416848 instant download

From Subordination to Revolution: A Gramscian Theory of Popular Mobilization by John Chalcraft ISBN 9780520416826, 9780520416819, 9780520416840, 0520416821, 0520416813, 0520416848 instant download

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. 
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The Originality of the Living Gramscian Tradition
2. The Faces and Phases of Popular Mobilization
3. The Torturous Contradictions of Domination
4. The Wellsprings of Autonomy
5. The Expansive Search for Consent
6. The Roiling Ferment of Revolution
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index