Overview

In the past 15 years, UK anti-militarist activists have auctioned off a tank outside an arms fair, superglued themselves to Lockheed Martin's central London offices and stopped a battleship with a canoe. They have also challenged militarism in many other everyday ways. This book explores why anti-militarists resist, considers the politics of different tactics and examines the tensions and debates within the movement. As it explores the multifaceted, imaginative and highly subversive world of anti-militarism, the book also makes two overarching arguments. First, that anti-militarists can help us to understand militarism in new and useful ways. And secondly, that the methods and ideas used by anti-militarists can be a potent force for radical political change.

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Author:   Chris Rossdale (Lecturer in the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies (SPAIS), University of Bristol)
Publisher:   Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:   Edinburgh University Press
Weight:   0.518kg
ISBN:  

9781474443036

ISBN 10:   1474443036
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   16 June 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Militarism and Anti-Militarism Researching British Anti-Militarism Structure of the Book Anti-Militarist Direct Action A Brief History of British Anti-Militarist Direct Action (Anti-)Representation Prefiguration (Anti-)Strategy Empowerment Conceptualising Militarism Militarism and Institutions Banal Militarism White Poppies, Blue Hoodies Feminist and Queer Anti-Militarism Feminist Anti-Militarism? Three Cases Agents of Security Critical Security Studies and the Politics of Agency Doing Security Negotiating Agency Resisting Security Deconstructing Security Unsecurability Politics of In/Security Spectacular Resistance Contestations Peace Camps Vulnerability Humour Desiring Militarism Diversity Diversity of Tactics Violence and Nonviolence The (White) Limits to Diversity Dis/Obedience Disobedient Subjects Obedient Subjects Strategies of Dis/Obedience Making Mischief Regimes The Arms Trade Treaty Repressive Regimes Liberal Militarism Racialisation Recovering Radicalism Conclusion List of Interviews Bibliography

Reviews

"Chris Rossdale has dug deeply into the internal debates and decisions that precede specific direct actions - die-ins, demonstrations, trials, peace camps - that activists have launched to expose and challenge diverse forms of contemporary militarism. ""Resisting Militarism"" will be salient and engaging for anyone trying to tease apart the myriad strands of militarism and the careful political analyses it takes to shine a bright light on each strand.--Cynthia Enloe, Author of 'The Big Push: Exposing and Challenging Persistent Patriarchy'"

Chris Rossdale has dug deeply into the internal debates and decisions that precede specific direct actions - die-ins, demonstrations, trials, peace camps - that activists have launched to expose and challenge diverse forms of contemporary militarism. ""Resisting Militarism"" will be salient and engaging for anyone trying to tease apart the myriad strands of militarism and the careful political analyses it takes to shine a bright light on each strand.--Cynthia Enloe, Author of 'The Big Push: Exposing and Challenging Persistent Patriarchy'

Author Information

Chris Rossdale is Lecturer in the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies (SPAIS) at the University of Bristol.

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