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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-- Introduction: Conceptualising Social Movements -- From The Mad To The Sane: Collective Behaviour And Its Critics -- From The Rational To The Relational: Resource Mobilisation, Organisation, And Social Movement Network

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Edwards, Gemma
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
Published
2014
Language
EN
ISBN
9781139026956
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Sociology, Social_sciences

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