Binding: Paperback
Description: Civilized Rebels compares in depth four very well - known literary and political figures who all opposed arrogant regimes and became prisoners. Through comparative biographies of Oscar Wilde Jean Am ry Nelson Mandela and Aung San Suu Kyi it explores the long - term process of the retreat of the West from global power since the late nineteenth century relating this to the decline and fall of the British Empire and the trauma surrounding Brexit. Drawing on rich empirical materials to examine themes of forced displacement war poverty imprisonment and the threat of humiliation the book reveals how these highly civilized rebels penetrated their opponents mind - sets while also providing a sophisticated analysis of how their struggles fitted into the larger world picture. Methodologically and theoretically innovative and written in a lively and accessible style Civilized Rebels will appeal to scholars across a range of disciplines with interests in globalization historical international relations postcolonial and subaltern studies comparative biographical studies European studies the sociology of emotions and historical sociology.
Title: Civilized Rebels An Inside Story Of The Wests Retreat From Global Power
Author(s): Smith Dennis (Loughborough University Uk)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
Barcode: 9780815393177
Pages: 204 Pages, 1 Tables, Black And White
Publication Date: 5/15/2018
Series: Global Connections
Category: Politics & Government