This book brings together a set of essays that focus upon mobilization structures and strategies, political opportunities, and cultural framing and ideologies. The essays are comparative and include studies of eastern Europe, the U.S., Italy, etc.
"The experience of illness (both mental and physical) figures prominently in the critical thought and activism of the 1960s and 1970s, though it is largely overshadowed by practices of sexuality. Lisa Diedrich explores how and why illness was indeed so significant to the social,…
"The experience of illness (both mental and physical) figures prominently in the critical thought and activism of the 1960s and 1970s, though it is largely overshadowed by practices of sexuality. Lisa Diedrich explores how and why illness was indeed so significant to the social,…
Since the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, antinuclear activism has swelled into one of the most popular and passionate movements in Japan. 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' shows that music played a central role in expressing antinuclear sentiments and mobilizing Ja…
"'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Protest Music After Fukushima' shows that music played a central role in expressing antinuclear sentiments and mobilizing political resistance in Japan. Combining musical analysis with ethnographic participation, author Noriko Manabe offer…
"Right Face imparts the story of how the American conservative movement in the two decades following World War II managed to move from obscurity to the center stage of national politics. Based on extensive archival sources, the book provides an analysis of the movement's intelle…
"Right Face imparts the story of how the American conservative movement in the two decades following World War II managed to move from obscurity to the center stage of national politics. Based on extensive archival sources, the book provides an analysis of the movement's intelle…
Non-violent movements, under figures like Gandhi and the Dalai Lama, led to some of the great social changes of the 20th century, and some argue it offers solutions for this century's problems. This book explores non-violence from its roots in diverse religious and philosophical…
As extreme and far right movements become increasingly widespread in many countries, the sociology of social movements is called to confront them. This book addresses the specific challenges entailed by the empirical study of such movements, presenting case studies from Japan, T…