Social Movements: Readings on Their Emergence, Mobilization, and Dynamics

by Doug McAdam

An anthology for use in courses on social movements, collective behavior, and political sociology, covering movements including the civil rights, women's, pro-choice, and animal rights movements, as well as other types of collective actions such as riots and revolution, in an international perspective. Contains sections on the emergence of movements, processes of micromobilization, and movement dynamics. Includes section introductions, and an overall introduction on the conceptualization of social movements. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Genres: Sociology

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First published January 1, 1997