{"product_id":"9781804441800","title":"Acts of Resistance : The Power of Art to Create a Better World","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Massie-Blomfield, Amber\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArt forms\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 26 June 2025 by Bonnier Books Ltd (Footnote Press Ltd) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 272 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 129 x 21 | 206g\u003cp\u003e'A fascinating, passionate and political case for art's world-changing power, by a fizzingly good writer' Robert Macfarlane  |  'Everyone interested in social change should read it' Brian EnoIn Acts of Resistance, Amber Massie-Blomfield writes about the artists who have treated the protest site as their canvas and contributed to movements that have transformed history - from the musicians in Auschwitz to the four-year Siege of Sarajevo, from the to ACT UP's 1989 invasion of the New York Stock Exchange, to the Niger Delta and indigenous communities in Bolivia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding stories and artists from across the globe, alongside collectives, communities, amateurs and anonymous creators who have used their art as an expression of resistance - this fascinating book asks what is the purpose of art in a world on fire? Why are artists compelled to paint, write, dance and make music, even when the odds are stacked against them? And how can artistic creation be a genuine form of political resistance?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Massie-Blomfield, Amber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53023885263032,"sku":"9781804441800","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781804441800.jpg?v=1773765826","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781804441800","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}