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Häberlen, Joachim C. and Spinney, Russell A. (2014) Introduction. Contemporary European History, 23 (04). pp. 489-503. doi:10.1017/S0960777314000289
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0960777314000289
Abstract
It might seem trivial and mere common sense to note that revolts and revolutions are deeply emotional moments. In history books and newspapers, we read about the tense and emotionally charged atmosphere that leads to violence when protestors confront police forces, or about furious and passionate crowds acting in defiance of the ideal of rational and coldblooded politics. But rage and anger are not the only emotions involved in the politics of protest. Consider the iconic photographs of the summer strikes during the French Popular Front in 1936, depicting smiling workers occupying their factories and construction sites, or the cheering crowds storming the Berlin Wall in November 1989. Or consider the genre of protest songs, telling stories of solidarity and hope as well as deep sorrow. At times, social and political movements even made feelings their central concern, such as the hippy movement with its calls for free love. On the other side of the political spectrum, conservative as well as social democratic observers often denounced protests and riots as politically irrelevant outbreaks of hatred, or mocked the ‘hysterical’ fear of the peace movement during the 1980s. Somehow, these examples suggest, feelings mattered, yet how precisely they mattered is rarely investigated. The essays in this special issue will address this question in order to enrich our understanding of protest movements, revolts and revolutions. Collectively, they intend to open a theoretical and methodological debate on the role of emotions in the politics of protest and resistance.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Alternative Title: | Introduction : Contemporary European History 23 (2014), 4 | ||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > History | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Contemporary European History | ||||||
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0960-7773 | ||||||
| Official Date: | November 2014 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 23 | ||||||
| Number: | 04 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 489-503 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0960777314000289 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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