{"product_id":"direct-action-an-ethnography-9781904859796","title":"Direct Action: An Ethnography","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnthropologist David Graeber undertakes the first detailed ethnographic study of the global justice movement. The case study at the center of \u003ci\u003eDirect Action\u003c\/i\u003e is the organizing and events that led to the one of the most dramatic and militant mass protests in recent years--against the Summit of the Americas in Quebec City. Written in a clear, accessible style (with a minimum of academic jargon), this study brings readers behind the scenes of a movement that has changed the terms of debate about world power relations. From informal conversations in coffee shops to large \"spokescouncil\" planning meetings and tear gas-drenched street actions, Graeber paints a vivid and fascinating picture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, he addresses matters of deep interest to anthropologists: meeting structure and process, language, symbolism and representation, the specific rituals of activist culture, and much more. Starting from the assumption that, when dealing with possibilities of global transformation and emerging political forms, a disinterested, \"objective\" perspective is impossible, Graeber writes as both scholar and activist. At the same time, his experiment in the application of ethnographic methods to important ongoing political events is a serious and unique contribution to the field of anthropology, as well as an inquiry into anthropology's political implications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Graeber\u003c\/b\u003e is an anthropologist and activist who teaches at the University of London. Active in numerous direct-action political organizations, he has written for \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and is the author of \u003ci\u003eFragments of an Anarchist Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTowards an Anthropological Theory of Value\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePossibilities\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Oakland, California on March 24, 2015 a fire destroyed the AK Press warehouse along with several other businesses. Please consider visiting the AK Press website to learn more about the fundraiser to help them and their neighbors.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e AK Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781904859796\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.70d","brand":"David Graeber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36670116855964,"sku":"9781904859796","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3bcf8764-9781-46db-ab70-928c88be5842.jpg?v=1603921875","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/direct-action-an-ethnography-9781904859796","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}