Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements: Political Opportunities, Mobilizing Structures, and Cultural Framings (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)

McAdam, Doug [Editor]; McCarthy, John D. [Editor]; Zald, Mayer N. [Editor];

ISBN 10: 0521485169 / ISBN 13: 9780521485166

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1996

Seller Inventory # 0521485169-4-36520754

Synopsis:

This volume, first published in 1996, examines various social movements from a comparative perspective.

About the Author: Doug McAdam is Professor of Sociology at the University of Arizona. His previous books include Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency, 1930-1970; Freedom Summer; and Collective Behavior and Social Movements (coauthored with Gary Marx). John D. McCarthy is Ordinary Professor of Sociology and a Member of the Life Cycle Research Institute at The Catholic University of America. He has published widely on theoretical issues in social movement analysis and is currently organizing an international group of researchers who will collaborate on a project to study public protest in the United States. Mayer N. Zald is Professor of Sociology, Social Work, and Business Administration at the University of Michigan and the author of Social Movements in an Organizational Society and coeditor of Nations and Organizations: New Perspectives on Conflict and Cooperation.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements...
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: paperback
Condition: Fair