| Description |
xix, 175 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
Agrarian change and peasant studies series ; 9 |
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Agrarian change and peasant studies series ; 9.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"The far right is on the rise globally, with the rhetoric of anger and resentment emanating from personalities like Donald Trump, Marine Le Pen, Rodrigo Duterte, and Viktor Orban captivating and mobilizing large numbers of people. Indeed, in a number of countries, the extreme right has already captured the government or is on the threshold of power. While the swift turn of events has shocked or surprised many in the North, the extreme right's seizure of power is not an uncommon event in the South. Deploying what he calls the "dialectic of revolution and counterrevolution" and harnessing the methods of comparative history and comparative sociology, Walden Bello's Counterrevolution is a bold, sweeping enterprise that seeks to deconstruct the challenge from the far right. Using as case studies Italy in the 1920's, Indonesia in the 1960s', Chile in the 1970's, and contemporary Thailand, India, and the Philippines, Bello lays bare the origins, dynamics, and consequences of counterrevolutionary movements. Reflections on the rise of the right in the United States, Europe, and Brazil round out this remarkable, timely study by one of the premier intellectuals of the South. Bello weds his well-known analytical scalpel to vigorous and clear writing to produce what reviewers have already dubbed one of the most profound, exciting, and controversial contributions to the study of social movements in years, one that bears comparison to the classic works of Barrington Moore, Jr., and Theda Skocpol. While he is well known for his progressive views, Bello, who was a recipient of the Right Livelihood Award (aka the Alternative Nobel Prize) and named the International Studies Association's Outstanding Public Scholar, is one of those rare analysts who does not let politics get in the way of clear-sighted analysis."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Understanding counterrevolution -- Fascism in Italy: the decisive role of the countryside -- Indonesia: rural bloodshed and national counterrevolution -- Crucifying the left in Chile -- Thailand: revolution and counterrevolution reloaded -- The Hindu counterrevolution: the violent re-creation of an imagined past -- The Philippines: emergence of a fascist original -- The North: the far right breaks through -- Counterrevolution: origins, dynamics, consequences -- Postscript: prescript to Brazil's embrace of Bolsonaro. |
| Subject |
Right-wing extremists.
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Conservatism.
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Radicalism.
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World politics -- 20th century.
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World politics -- 21st century.
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Political culture.
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Conservatism. (OCoLC)fst00875582
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Political culture. (OCoLC)fst01069263
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Radicalism. (OCoLC)fst01087015
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Right-wing extremists. (OCoLC)fst01097938
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World politics. (OCoLC)fst01181381
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| Chronological Term |
1900-2099
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| Cover Title |
Counter revolution |
| ISBN |
9781773632216 (softcover) |
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1773632213 (softcover) |
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