1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457453703321

Autore

Corrigall-Brown Catherine

Titolo

Patterns of protest [[electronic resource] ] : trajectories of participation in social movements / / Catherine Corrigall-Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, California, : Stanford University Press, c2012

ISBN

0-8047-7819-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Disciplina

303.48/40973

Soggetti

Political activists - United States

Political participation - United States

Social action - United States

Social movements - United States

Social reformers - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. A Model of Participation; 2. Getting In: Initial and Shifting Engagement; 3. Trajectories of Participation; 4. Social, Political, and Organizational Context of Participation; 5. The Ties That Bind? The Effect of Social Ties and Interaction; 6. We Are Not All Activists: The Development and Consequences of Identity; 7. Beyond the "Activist"; Appendix: Methodology; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Asked to name an activist, many people think of someone like Cesar Chavez or Rosa Parks-someone uniquely and passionately devoted to a cause. Yet, two-thirds of Americans report having belonged to a social movement, attended a protest, or engaged in some form of contentious political activity. Activism, in other words, is something that the vast majority of people engage in. This book examines these more common experiences to ask how and when people choose to engage with political causes. Corrigall-Brown reveals how individual characteristics and life experiences impact the pathwa



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779911903321

Autore

Feenberg Andrew

Titolo

When poetry ruled the streets : the French May events of 1968 / / Andrew Feenberg and Jim Freedman ; with a foreword by Douglas Kellner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany : , : State University of New York Press, , 2001

©2001

ISBN

0-7914-9063-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiv, 192 pages) : illustrations, map

Altri autori (Persone)

FreedmanJim

Disciplina

944/.36

Soggetti

College students - Political activity - France - History - 20th century

General Strike, France, 1968

Radicalism - France - History - 20th century

Riots - France - Paris - History - 20th century

Working class - Political activity - France - Paris - History - 20th century

France Politics and government 1958-

Paris (France) History 1944-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-188) and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"More than a history, this book is a passionate reliving of the French May Events of 1968. The authors, ardent participants in the movement in Paris, documented the unfolding events as they pelted the police and ran from the tear gas grenades. Their account is imbued with the impassioned efforts of the students to ignite political awareness throughout society. Feenberg and Freedman select documents, graffiti, brochures, and posters from the movement and use them as testaments to a very different and exciting time. Their commentary, informed by the subsequent development of French culture and politics, offers useful background information and historical context for what may be the last great revolutionary challenge to the capitalist system."--Jacket