{"product_id":"black-bloc-white-riot-a-k-thompson-9781849350143","title":"Black Bloc, White Riot: Anti-Globalization and the Genealogy of Dissent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAre you taking over, or are you taking orders?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAre you going backwards, or are you going forwards?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhite riot--I wanna riot.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhite riot--a riot of my own.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--The Clash, \"White Riot\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen years after the battle in Seattle sparked an historic struggle against the forces of multinational conglomeration and American imperialism, the anti-globalization generation is ready to reflect on a decade of organizing that changed the face of mass action around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholar and activist AK Thompson revisits the struggles against globalization in Canada and the United States at the turn of the century, and he explores the connection between political violence and the white middle class. Equal parts sociological study and activist handbook, \u003ci\u003eBlack Bloc, White Riot\u003c\/i\u003e engages with the key debates that arose in the anti-globalization movement over the course of the past decade: direct or mass action? Summit-hopping or local organizing? Pacifism or diversity of tactics?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on movement literature, contemporary and critical theory, and practical investigations, Thompson outlines the effect of the anti-globalization movement on the white, middle-class kids who were swept up in it, and he considers how and why violence must once again become a central category of activist politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAK Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and activist living and working in Toronto, Canada. Currently completing his PhD in sociology at York University, Thompson teaches social theory and serves on the editorial committee of \u003ci\u003eUpping the Anti: A Journal of Theory and Action\u003c\/i\u003e. His publications include \u003ci\u003eSociology for Changing the World: Social Movements\/Social Research\u003c\/i\u003e (Fernwood Publishing, 2006).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. K. Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1849350140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781849350143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e AK Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/12\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"A. K. Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938998321407,"sku":"9781849350143","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4bce01e9-f8bf-4836-b06e-8872a3b126b4.jpg?v=1681438894","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-bloc-white-riot-a-k-thompson-9781849350143","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}