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The Social Movements Reader: Cases and Concepts (Wiley Blackwell Readers in Sociology)

The Social Movements Reader: Cases and Concepts (Wiley Blackwell Readers in Sociology)

by Jeff Goodwin (Editor), James M. Jasper (Editor)

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    Paperback 2002

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Synopsis

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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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 408
 Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
Published: 06 Dec 2002
ISBN 10: 0631221964
ISBN 13: 9780631221968

Media Reviews
'This reader makes organizing an engaging course on social movements easy by offering a great selection of classics along with some lesser-known works. Goodwin and Jasper chose and edited judiciously to give students the core arguments from a wide range of books and articles from the 1970s to Seattle, and the organization is coherent and helpful. They also offer excellent framing of the debates and issues in the field in their lucid and crisp introductions.' Myra Marx Ferree, University of Wisconsin 'This comprehensive collection of contemporary readings makes the field of social movements readily accessible to the widest possible audience. Goodwin and Jasper thoughtfully organize the reader's case studies around nine core questions, each preceded by a cogent, informative introduction.' Rob Benford, Southern Illinois University Carbondale 'Goodwin and Jasper have insightfully compiled a collection of published work that provide answers to nine major questions on social movements, while simultaneously illuminating a number of movements that have been significant vehicles of challenge and change in the U.S. - and elsewhere - during the latter half of the past century. By informing understanding of central concepts and questions, as well as selected cases, in the study of social movements, this volume makes for a valuable addition to the menu of scholarly work targeted for the classroom.' David Snow, University of California at Irvine
Author Bio
Jeff Goodwin is Associate Professor of Sociology at New York University. He is the author of No Other Way Out: States and Revolutionaries (2001) and co-editor of Passionate Politics: Emotions and Social Movements (2001). James Jasper is the author of The Animal Rights Crusade (1991), The Art of Moral Protest (1998) and the co-editor of Passionate Politics: Emotions and Social Movements (2001).