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Subject(s)

• Academic freedom—United States [Browse]
• Boycotts—United States—21st century [Browse]
• Academic freedom—Palestine [Browse]
• Boycotts—Palestine—21st century [Browse]
• Arab-Israeli conflict—Social aspects [Browse]

Series

• American studies now ; 4. [More in this series]
• American studies now: critical histories of the present ; 4 [More in this series]

Summary note

"The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement (BDS) has expanded rapidly though controversially in the United States in the last five years. The academic boycott of Israeli academic institutions is a key component of that movement. What is this boycott? Why does it make sense? And why is this an American Studies issue? These key questions and others are answered in this short essential book. Boycott! situates the academic boycott in the broader history of boycotts in the United States as well as Palestine and shows how it has evolved into a transnational social movement that has spurred profound intellectual and political shifts. It explores the movement's implications for antiracist, feminist, queer, and academic labor organizing and examines the boycott in the context of debates about Palestine, Zionism, race, rights-based politics, academic freedom, decolonization, and neoliberal capitalism"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references.

Source of description

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 20, 2017).

ISBN

• 9780520967854 ((electronic bk.))
• 0520967852 ((electronic bk.))

LCCN

2017037257

OCLC

999672152

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