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Blackwell Companion to Social Movements

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ISBN-10: 1405175613

ISBN-13: 9781405175616

Edition: 2007

Authors: David A. Snow, Sarah A. Soule, Hanspeter Kriesi, D. A. Snow, Gene Burns

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"The Blackwell Companion to Social Movements" is a compilation of original, state-of-the-art essays by internationally recognized scholars on an array of topics in the field of social movement studies. Contains original, state-of-the-art essays by internationally recognized scholars. Covers a wide array of topics in the field of social movement studies. Features a valuable introduction by the editors which maps the field, and helps situate the study of social movements within other disciplines. Includes coverage of historical, political, and cultural contexts; leadership; organizational dynamics; social networks and participation; consequences and outcomes; and case studies of major…    
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Book details

List price: $66.50
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/4/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 776
Size: 7.24" wide x 9.84" long x 1.56" tall
Weight: 2.948
Language: English

Contributors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Mapping the Terrain
Facilitative Contexts and Conditions
Protest in Time and Space: The Evolution of Waves of Contention
The Strange Career of Strain and Breakdown Theories of Collective Action
Political Context and Opportunity
The Cultural Contexts of Collective Action: Constraints, Opportunities, and the Symbolic Life of Social Movements
Resources and Social Movement Mobilization
Field of Action and Dynamics
Beyond the Iron Law: Rethinking the Place of Organizations in Social Movement Research
Leadership in Social Movements
Movement Allies, Adversaries, and Third Parties
Policing Social Protest
Bystanders, Public Opinion, and the Media
"Get up, Stand up": Tactical Repertoires of Social Movements
Diffusion Processes within and across Movements
Transnational Processes and Movements
Microstructural and Social-Psychological Dimensions
Networks and Participation
The Demand and Supply of Participation: Social-Psychological Correlates of Participation in Social Movements
Framing Processes, Ideology, and Discursive Fields
Emotional Dimensions of Social Movements
Collective Identity, Solidarity, and Commitment
Consequences and Outcomes
The Legislative, Organizational, and Beneficiary Consequences of State-Oriented Challengers
Personal and Biographical Consequences
The Cultural Consequences of Social Movements
The Consequences of Social Movements for Each Other
Major Social Movements
The Labor Movement in Motion
Feminism and the Women's Movement: A Global Perspective
Environmental Movements
Antiwar and Peace Movements
Ethnic and Nationalist Social Movements
Religious Movements
Index