The Social Movements Reader: Cases and Concepts (Blackwell Readers in Sociology) | 
| Creators: Jeff Goodwin, James Jasper
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 2409185
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 408
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 6.6 x 1.4
ISBN: 0631221956
Dewey Decimal Number: 303.484
EAN: 9780631221951
ASIN: 0631221956
Publication Date: February 14, 2003
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Product Description
The Social Movements Reader is an extensive collection of the key classic and contemporary readings on the origins, organization, dynamics, and effects of social movements.
- Contains 33 concise essays by leading scholars on the origins, organizations, influences, and development of social movements.
- Collects both classic and contemporary readings on social movements.
- Provides several case studies including articles on labor, civil rights, women, the environment, religion, and politics.
- Includes editorial introductions, chronologies, and definitions of key terms to give further insight and direction.
Book Description
The Social Movements Reader is an extensive collection of the key classic and contemporary readings on the origins, organization, dynamics, and effects of social movements. These essays analyze the specific resources, networks, structures, and environments of social movements, as well as the motivating psychology, political debates, emotions, and personal and collective identities behind them. The book includes several case studies of some of the most important social movements, including the civil rights, women's, and environmental movements. Chapter introductions, brief biographies, and definitions of key concepts guide readers to a clear understanding of the essays. For anyone curious about social movements, this is an engaging and illuminating compilation.
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not so great May 9, 2006
1 out of 14 found this review helpful
I bought this book since it seemed like a good overview of social movements. It turns out that it is a collection of a bunch of articles that are in all honesty not very interesting. I feel that the editor tried to do so much that he failed at doing anything with the book.
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