Goldfarb, Jeffrey C.

The politics of small things : the power of the powerless in dark times / Jeffrey C. Goldfarb. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006. - xi, 162 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [146]-156) and index.

Introduction: In the shadow of big things -- Theorizing the kitchen table and other small things -- 1968 : theater of truth -- 1989 : new definitions of the situation -- 2001 : narratives in conflict -- 2004 : small things + the Internet = alternatives -- 2004 : the church, the right, and the politics of small things -- Institutions : democracy in the details -- The presentation of self in the age of electronic communications -- Conclusion: The politics of the politics of small things.

0226301087 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Political sociology.
Social interaction--Political aspects.
Politics and culture.

JA76 / .G58 2006

306.2