Translation as an Alternative Space for Political Action

Social Movement Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 23-47

  Baker, Mona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

collective action; global movements of justice; interpreting; narrative; prefiguration; Translation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872380727     PISSN: 14742837     EISSN: 14742829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14742837.2012.685624     Document Type: Article

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