Protest Politics in the Marketplace: Consumer Activism in the Corporate Age

by Caroline Heldman

Book Overview

Protest Politics in the Marketplace examines how social media has revolutionized the use and effectiveness of consumer activism. In her groundbreaking book, Caroline Heldman emphasizes that consumer activism is a democratizing force that improves political participation, self-governance, and the accountability of corporations and the government. She also investigates the use of these tactics by conservatives.

Heldman analyzes the democratic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501709208
• ISBN13: 9781501709203
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher