Languages of the Unheard
Title | Languages of the Unheard PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen D'Arcy |
Publisher | Between the Lines |
Pages | 298 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1771131071 |
What we must see, Martin Luther King once insisted, is that a riot is the language of the unheard. In this new era of global protest and popular revolt, Languages of the Unheard draws on King's insight to address a timely and controversial topic: the ethics and politics of militant resistance. Using vivid examples from the history of militancy including—armed actions by Weatherman and the Red Brigades, the LA Riots, the Zapatista uprising, the Mohawk land defence at Kanesatake, the Black Blocs at summit protests, the occupations of Tahrir Square and Zuccotti Park, the Indigenous occupation of Alcatraz, the Quebec Student Strike, and many more—this book will be of interest to democratic theorists and moral philosophers, and practically useful for protest militants attempting to grapple with the moral ambiguities and political dilemmas unique to their distinctive position.
Languages of the Unheard
Title | Languages of the Unheard PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen D'Arcy |
Publisher | Zed Books Ltd. |
Pages | 266 |
Release | 2014-03-13 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1783601655 |
Martin Luther King once insisted that 'a riot is the language of the unheard.' Since 2011 swathes of protest, rebellion, and rioting have covered the globe. A new, disenfranchised generation is fighting for its voice as once again scores of police line the streets and pop icons demand a political revolution. Challenging us to consider arson attacks against empty buildings, black bloc street-fighting tactics, and industrial sabotage, amongst an array of other militant action, philosopher Stephen D'Arcy asks if it is ever acceptable to use or threaten to use armed force. Drawing a clear line between justifiable and unjustifiable militancy, Languages of the Unheard shows that the crucial contrast is between democratic and undemocratic action, rather than violence and non-violence. Both a consideration of the ethics and politics of militant protest and the story of dissidents and their actions post 1968, this book argues that militancy is not a danger to democratic norms of consensus-building. Instead, it is a legitimate remedy for elite intransigence and unresponsive systems of power that ignore, or silence, the people.
Mallarmé and Debussy
Title | Mallarmé and Debussy PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth McCombie |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 246 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780199266371 |
This book examines afresh the web of similarities and differences between music and poetry using works by Mallarm and Debussy as case studies. It challenges the easy metaphorical impressionism that has characterized much of the scholarly literature to date. Analyzing Mallarm 's vision of a shared musico-poetic aesthetic, Elizabeth McCombie derives a set of performative structural motifs, analytical tools that express our experience of the two arts and their middle ground.
The Making of the English Working Class
Title | The Making of the English Working Class PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Palmer Thompson |
Publisher | IICA |
Pages | 866 |
Release | 1964 |
Genre | Social Science |
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This account of artisan and working-class society in its formative years, 1780 to 1832, adds an important dimension to our understanding of the nineteenth century. E.P. Thompson shows how the working class took part in its own making and re-creates the whole life experience of people who suffered loss of status and freedom, who underwent degradation and who yet created a culture and political consciousness of great vitality.
In the Land of Invented Languages
Title | In the Land of Invented Languages PDF eBook |
Author | Arika Okrent |
Publisher | Random House |
Pages | 354 |
Release | 2009-05-19 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0385529716 |
Here is the captivating story of humankind’s enduring quest to build a better language—and overcome the curse of Babel. Just about everyone has heard of Esperanto, which was nothing less than one man’s attempt to bring about world peace by means of linguistic solidarity. And every Star Trek fan knows about Klingon. But few people have heard of Babm, Blissymbolics, Loglan (not to be confused with Lojban), and the nearly nine hundred other invented languages that represent the hard work, high hopes, and full-blown delusions of so many misguided souls over the centuries. With intelligence and humor, Arika Okrent has written a truly original and enlightening book for all word freaks, grammar geeks, and plain old language lovers.
The Social History of Language
Title | The Social History of Language PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Burke |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 236 |
Release | 1987-10-22 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780521317634 |
This volume of essays brings together work by social historians of Britain, France and Italy.
Languages of Liberation
Title | Languages of Liberation PDF eBook |
Author | Walter B. Kalaidjian |
Publisher | Columbia University Press |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9780231068369 |