Using ethnographic field data from the Larzac plateau in Southern France, Alexander and Sonia Alland document one of the longest and most successful popular protests in modern French history - the Larzac movement. More than a record of events, the book describes the transformation from the early 1970s of rural defiance into a symbol of left-wing action for France and the world. This revised edition examines the activities of the movement since 1995, including the demonstrations at the Seattle meeting of the World Trade Organisation, the 'great hamburger war' against McDonalds, and the broadening of the movement to embrace struggles elsewhere, such as the anti-nuclear protests in French Polynesia. Particular attention is paid to the charismatic Jose Bove, who has become the figurehead and focus of the campaign during this period. This account will be of particular interest to anthropologists and historians of contemporary France and Europe as well as students of protest and social movements, and of contemporary politics in general
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Gordon and Breach
ISBN-13
9789058231994
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94900832
Product Key Features
Author
Alexander Alland Jr., Sonia Alland
Publication Name
Crisis and Commitment: the Life History of a French Social Movement
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Government, History
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
229 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
476g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Alexander Alland Jr., Sonia Alland
Country/Region of Manufacture
Netherlands
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