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001 2013032646
003 DLC
005 20140910081442.0
008 130816s2014 nyua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2013032646
020 $a9780521196369 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aHM881$b.E3293 2014
082 00 $a303.48/4$223
100 1 $aEdwards, Gemma.
245 10 $aSocial movements and protest /$cGemma Edwards.
264 1 $aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2014.
300 $axiii, 284 pages :$billustrations ;$c23 cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aKey topics in sociology
520 $a"This lively textbook integrates theory and methodology into the study of social movements, and includes contemporary case studies to engage students and encourage them to apply theories critically. A wide range of protest cases are explored, from American, European and global arenas, including contemporary examples of political violence and terrorism, alter-globalisation, social networking and global activism. Key chapter features encourage students to engage critically with the material: method points uncover the methodology behind the theories, helping students to understand the larger study of social movements; debate points highlight classic arguments in social movement studies, encouraging students to critically assess theoretical approaches; and case studies connect theories to cases, allowing students to relate key principles to real-world examples. A companion website offers additional student and instructor resources, including lecture slides and worksheets"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 249-272) and index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: conceptualising social movements; 2. 'From the mad to the sane': collective behaviour and its critics; 3. 'From the rational to the relational': resource mobilisation, organisation, and social movement networks; 4. 'From political processes to cultural processes': political opportunity, frames, and contentious politics; 5. 'From old to new social movements': capitalism, culture, and the reinvention of everyday life; 6. 'From national to global social movements': network movements, alternative globalisation, and new media; 7. 'From the pretty to the ugly': terrorism, social movement theory, and covert networks; 8. 'From collective behaviour to misbehaviour': redrawing the boundaries of political and cultural resistance; 9. Conclusion: the shifting terrain of social movement studies.
650 0 $aSocial movements.
650 0 $aSocial networks.
650 0 $aGlobalization$xSocial aspects.