Power in movement : social movements and contentious politics /

Main Author: Tarrow, Sidney G.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011
Edition:Rev. & updated 3rd ed.
Series:Cambridge studies in comparative politics
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; 1. Contentious politics and social movements; Part I. The birth of the modern social movement; 2. Modular collective action; 3. Print and association; 4. States, capitalism, and contention; Part II. Powers in Movement: 5. Acting contentiously; 6. Networks and organizations; 7. Making meanings; 8. Threats, opportunities, and regimes; Part III. Dynamics of Contention: 9. Mechanisms and processes of contention; 10. Cycles of contention; 11. Struggling to reform; 12. Transnational contention; Conclusion: the future of social movements