Power, Profit and Protest: Australian Social Movements and Globalisation by Verity Burgmann

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Secondhand. Good condition. General wear to book corners and edges. Some marks on half-title page. Previous owner has signed inside page.

Social movements transformed Western societies in the 1960s and 1970s: feminism, black rights, the peace movement and gay liberation all radically altered how we think and how we live. What has happened to social movements since then? Can demonstrations and other forms of social activism still make a difference in Australia?

Verity Burgmann argues that corporate globalisation has threatened or transformed established social movements, and sparked powerful new forms of social protest. She examines the impact of globalisation and neo-liberal government policies on the feminist and indigenous rights movements, showing how they have been affected by the politics of backlash after decades of success.