The Mask and the Flag: Populism, Citizenism, and Global Protest

by Paolo Gerbaudo

From the Arab Spring to the Spanish Indignados, from Occupy Wall Street in New York to Nuit Debout in Paris, contemporary protest bears the mark of citizenism, a libertarian and participatory brand of populism which appeals to ordinary citizens outraged at the arrogance of political and financial elites in the wake of the Great Recession.

This book draws on 140 interviews with activists and participants in occupations and demonstrations to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190491566
• ISBN13: 9780190491567
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.4"