Social Movements and Social Classes: The Future of Collective Action: 47 (SAGE Studies in International Sociology) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803979533 ISBN 13: 9780803979536

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 1995

Synopsis

This book assembles an international cast of eminent contributors who focus on issues of social movements and social class from the perspective of collective action. An important addition to current debate, the text discusses such topics as: middle-class radicalism, racism, class, the institutionalization of movements, urban politics, citizenship, education and democracy.

Part One reviews the various analytical approaches used to explain the foundations for collective action. Part Two examines the close links between local power structures, spatial issues and the institutionalization of collective action. Part Three analyzes the ways that social struggles penetrate political life, with further reflections on culture and democracy.

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About the Author

Louis Maheu is Professor of Sociology and Vice-Dean of the Graduate Faculty at Université de Montréal. His recent books include La Recomposition du Politique (1991) and Hommage à Marcel Rioux: Sociologie Critique, Création Artistique et Société Contemporaine (editor, 1992)

CONTRIBUTORS OUTSIDE THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE

Maheu: Social Movements and Social Classes

Klaus Eder Humboldt University Berlin &

European University Institute Fiesole

Alberto Melucci University of Milan

Jan Pakulski University of Tasmania Hobart

Chris Pickvance University of Kent

Maurice Roche University of Sheffield

Chris Rootes University of Kent

Alain Touraine CADIS Paris

John Urry University of Lancaster

Michel Wieviorka CADIS Paris

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803979533
• ISBN 13: 9780803979536
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Maheu Louis