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The Civil Rights Movement and the Logic of Social Change (Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics) - Hardcover

Book 18 of 74: Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics

Luders, Joseph E.

 
9780521116510: The Civil Rights Movement and the Logic of Social Change (Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0521116511 ISBN 13: 9780521116510
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Social movements have wrought dramatic changes upon American society. This raises the question: Why do some movements succeed in their endeavors while others fail? Luders answers this question by introducing an analytical framework that begins with a shift in emphasis away from the characteristics of movements toward the targets of protests and affected bystanders and why they respond as they do. This shift brings into focus how targets and other interests assess both their exposure to movement disruptions as well as the costs of conceding to movement demands. From this point, diverse outcomes stem not only from a movement's capabilities for protest but also from differences among targets and others in their vulnerability to disruption and the substance of movement goals. Applied to the civil rights movement, this approach recasts conventional accounts of the movement's outcome in local struggles and national politics and clarifies the broader logic of social change.

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About the Author

Joseph Luders is Gottesman Assistant Professor of Political Science at Yeshiva University. His research focuses on social movements, civil rights politics and policy, and American political development.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521116511
ISBN 13 
9780521116510
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
260