Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements (Paperback)

Doug McAdam

ISBN 10: 0521485169 / ISBN 13: 9780521485166

Edité par Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1996

A propos de cet article

Paperback. Social movements such as environmentalism, feminism, nationalism, and the anti-immigration movement figure prominently in the modern world. Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements examines social movements in a comparative perspective, focusing on the role of ideology and beliefs, mechanisms of mobilization, and how politics shapes the development and outcomes of movements. It includes case studies of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, the United States, Italy, the Netherlands, and West Germany. This volume examines various social movements from a comparative perspective. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements (Paperback)
• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Date de parution: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0521485169
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780521485166
• Reliure: Paperback
• État de l'article: new

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Synopsis

Social movements such as environmentalism, feminism, nationalism, and the anti-immigration movement are a prominent feature of the modern world and have attracted increasing attention from scholars in many countries. Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements, first published in 1996, brings together a set of essays that focus upon mobilization structures and strategies, political opportunities, and cultural framing and ideologies. The essays are comparative and include studies of the former Soviet Union and eastern Europe, the United States, Italy, the Netherlands, and Germany. Their authors are amongst the leaders in the development of social movement theory and the empirical study of social movements.

À propos de l?auteur

Doug McAdam is Professor of Sociology at the University of Arizona. His previous books include Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency, 1930-1970; Freedom Summer; and Collective Behavior and Social Movements (coauthored with Gary Marx). John D. McCarthy is Ordinary Professor of Sociology and a Member of the Life Cycle Research Institute at The Catholic University of America. He has published widely on theoretical issues in social movement analysis and is currently organizing an international group of researchers who will collaborate on a project to study public protest in the United States. Mayer N. Zald is Professor of Sociology, Social Work, and Business Administration at the University of Michigan and the author of Social Movements in an Organizational Society and coeditor of Nations and Organizations: New Perspectives on Conflict and Cooperation.