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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tarrow, Sidney G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2011.
Edición:Rev. & updated 3rd ed.
Colección:Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.