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It Was Like a Fever

Paperback • 2006 • English

It Was Like a Fever: Storytelling in Protest and Politics

By Francesca Polletta

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About the book

Activists and politicians have long recognized the power of a good story to move people to action. In early 1960 four black college students sat down at a whites-only lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and refused to leave. Within a month sit-ins spread to thirty cities in seven states. Student participants told stories of impulsive, spontaneous action—this despite all the planning that had gone into the sit-ins. "It was like a fever," they said. Francesca Polletta’s It Was Like a Feve...Show more

Narrative theme: Politics
Social and ethical issues
Political activism / Political engagement

Book details

ISBN

9780226673769

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Published year

2006

Language

English

Original title

It Was Like a Fever

Format

Paperback

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