Power in Movement Social Movements and Contentious Politics

Name: Power in Movement Social Movements and Contentious Politics
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ISBN: 9780521155724

ISBN-10: 052115572X

ISBN-13: 9780521155724

Edition: 3rd 2011 (Revised)

Authors: Sidney G. Tarrow

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This book 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.

Book details

List price: $22.99
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2/4/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



List of Figures


List of Tables


Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Contentious Politics and Social Movements



The Birth of The Modern Social Movement



Modular Collective Action



Print and Association



States, Capitalism, and Contention



Powers in Movement



Acting Contentiously



Networks and Organizations



Making Meanings



Threats, Opportunities, and Regimes



Dynamics of Contention



Mechanisms and Processes of Contention



Cycles of Contention



Struggling to Reform



Transnational Contention


Conclusions: The Future of Social Movements


Sources


Index