Student Revolt

Voices of the Austerity Generation

Matt Myers (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

2017
Pluto Press (Verlag)
978-0-7453-3734-0 (ISBN)

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A lively oral history of the British student protests of 2010, bringing together activists, students, politicians and workers

*Selected as one of openDemocracy's Best Political Books of 2017*

Whatever happened to the student revolt? In 2010 young people across Britain took to the streets to defy a wave of government attacks on education, increasing tuition fees, and cuts to grants for college students. Months of occupations, kettling and outbreaks of violence ensued, but to what effect? Today, students face new attacks on higher education from the current Conservative government.

Student Revolt tells the story of the year that introduced a generation to the power of mass movement, through the voices of the people involved. Activists', students', university-occupiers', young workers' and politicians' testimonies are woven together to create a narrative which starkly captures both the deep divisions as well as the intense energy that sprung from its actors.

The 'Millbank Generation' has since moved on - some fell into political inactivity - but many went on to explore different forms of politics, where they continue to fight. This book will provide a poignant reminder of the revolt for today's activists, as well as an opportunity to reflect on its many lessons.

Published in partnership with the Left Book Club

Matt Myers is a doctoral student at the University of Oxford. He was a participant in the 2010 student movement and is the author of Student Revolt (Pluto, 2017). Paul Mason is a writer and broadcaster on economics and social justice. He is the author of PostCapitalism (Penguin, 2015) and a contributor to Syriza (Pluto, 2015) and Student Revolt (Pluto, 2017).

Series Preface

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Introduction by Paul Mason

1. Revolt

2. Millbank

3. Expectations

4. Street Fighting Youth

5. Occupy, Agitate, Organise

6. Why Did the Students Lose?

Conclusion

List of Contributors

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	14.10.2017
Reihe/Serie	Left Book Club
Einführung	Paul Mason
Zusatzinfo	8 b&w photographs
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	269 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-7453-3734-1 / 0745337341
ISBN-13	978-0-7453-3734-0 / 9780745337340
Zustand	Neuware