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Item Details
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POWER IN MOVEMENT
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND CONTENTIOUS POLITICS |
By: |
Sidney Tarrow |
Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£162.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
0511813244 |
ISBN 13: |
9780511813245 |
Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Pub. date: |
5 June, 2012 |
Edition: |
2nd Revised edition |
Series: |
Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics |
Description: |
This study of social movements explains their power by developing a theory of collective action. |
Synopsis: |
Unlike political or economic institutions, social movements have an elusive power, but one that is no less real. From the French and American revolutions through the democratic and workers' movements of the nineteenth century to the totalitarian movements of today, movements exercise a fleeting but powerful influence on politics and society. This study surveys the history of the social movement, puts forward a theory of collective action to explain its surges and declines, and offers an interpretation of the power of movement that emphasises its effects on personal lives, policy reforms and political culture. While covering cultural, organisational and personal sources of movements' power, the book emphasises the rise and fall of social movements as part of political struggle and as the outcome of changes in political opportunity structure. |
Illustrations: |
6 b/w illus. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing) |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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