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Power in movement : social movements and contentious politics /
"Social movements have an elusive power but one that is altogether real. From the French and American revolutions to the post-Soviet, ethnic, and terrorist movements of today, contentious politics exercises a fleeting but powerful influence on politics, society, and international relations. Thi...
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| Format: | Printed Book |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Edition: | Rev. & updated 3rd ed. |
| Series: | Cambridge studies in comparative politics
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Contentious politics and social movements
- pt. I. THE BIRTH OF THE MODERN SOCIAL MOVEMENT. Modular collective action
- Print and association
- States, capitalism, and contention
- pt. II. POWERS IN MOVEMENT. Acting contentiously
- Networks and organizations
- Making meanings
- Threats, opportunities, and regimes
- pt. III. DYNAMICS OF CONTENTION. Mechanisms and processes of contention
- Cycles of contention
- Struggling to reform
- Transnational contention
- Conclusions. The future of social movements.