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Civil becomings : performative politics in the Amazon and the Mediterranean / Raúl Acosta.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Acosta, Raúl, 1972- author.
Series:
NGOgraphies: ethnographic reflections on NGOs
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Environmentalism--Political aspects--Mediterranean Region.
Environmentalism.
Environmentalism--Political aspects--Amazon River Region.
Non-governmental organizations--Mediterranean Region.
Non-governmental organizations.
Non-governmental organizations--Amazon River Region.
Amazon River Region--Politics and government.
Amazon River Region.
Mediterranean Region--Politics and government.
Mediterranean Region.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (225 pages) : illustrations.
Place of Publication:
Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, 2020.
Summary:
"An anthropological approach to an emerging form of transnational political engagement by independent civil society organizations"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction: Alternative political engagements
Part 1. Settings
The Brazilian Amazon and its socioenvironmentalist Movement
Barcelona and its nationalist yet progressive milieu
Plural Networks
Advocacy networks' communicative characters
Entangled agency in networked activism
Part 3. Alternative performative politics
Marches and meetings
Knowledge, science, and legitimacy
Part 4. Informed aspirations
Moral entanglements
Democracy reimagined
Conclusion: Nonlinear political developments.
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-8173-9319-6

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