ISBN:
0195375084
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9780195375084
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0195375092
,
9780195375091
Language:
English
Pages:
x, 211 p
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24 cm
Edition:
[Rev. ed.]
DDC:
306.09
Keywords:
Social movements Textbooks History
;
Social movements Textbooks Philosophy
;
Social movements Case studies
;
Textbooks
;
Soziale Bewegung
;
Geschichte
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction -- Theories of social movements and collective action -- Issues in the study of social movements and collective action -- The protest cycle of the 1960s -- The women's movement -- The gay and lesbian movement -- The environmental movement -- The new American right -- The global justice movement -- Conclusion : social movements and social change.
Note:
"[A]n earlier edition of this book . . . contained more Canadian content. In this American edition of the book, I have added a chapter on right-wing movements, which are particularly important in the United States"--P. ix
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-200) and index
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