Solidarity: Hidden Histories and Geographies of Internationalism

David Featherstone

Bloomsbury Academic, Jul 12, 2012 - Political Science - 320 pages

Despite the frequency with which the word 'solidarity' is invoked the concept itself has rarely been subjected to close scrutiny. In this original and stereotype-busting work, David Featherstone helps redress this imbalance through an innovative combination of archival research, activist testimonies and first-hand involvement with political movements.

Presenting a variety of case studies, from anti-slavery and anti-fascist organizing to climate change activism and the boycotts of Coca-Cola, Featherstone unearths international forms of solidarity that are all too often marginalized by nation-centred histories of the left and social movements.

Timely and wide-ranging, this is a fascinating investigation of an increasingly vital subject.

About the author

David Featherstone is a senior lecturer in human geography at the University of Glasgow. He has key research interests in space, politics and resistance in both the past and present. He is the author of Resistance, Space and Political Identities: The Making of Counter-Global Networks and co-editor of Spatial Politics: Essays for Doreen Massey.
David Featherstone is a senior lecturer in human geography at the University of Glasgow. He has key research interests in space, politics and resistance in both the past and present. He is the author of Resistance, Space and Political Identities: The Making of Counter-Global Networks and co-editor of Spatial Politics: Essays for Doreen Massey.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Solidarity: Hidden Histories and Geographies of Internationalism
• Author: David Featherstone
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2012
• ISBN: 1848135955, 9781848135956
• Length: 320 pages
• Subjects: Political Science / International Relations / General