| Description |
194 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-188) and index. |
| Contents |
Scholars and activists in dialogue -- Theory and activism -- The historical and contemporary context of Hartford progressive activism -- What activists do : developing strategies, conceptualizing goals, exploiting opportunities -- What activists do : gathering resources, forming organizations -- What makes them do it : recruitment and commitment to social movements -- What makes them tired : activist burnout and managing an activist life -- Who they are : collective identity and oppositional consciousness -- Rethinking activists' questions and scholars' answers. |
| Summary |
"What can we learn when we listen closely to and engage in dialogue with social movement activists? Social Movements and Activism in the USA addresses this question. Situated within the twenty-first-century landscape of post-industrialism and neo-liberalism and drawing on oral histories, the book argues for a dialogic and integrative approach to social movement activism. The dialogue between scholar and activist captures the interpretive nature of activists' identity, the variable ways activists decide on strategies and goals, the external constraints on activism, and the creative ways activists maneuver around these constraints."--Jacket. |
| Subject |
Community activists -- United States.
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Social reformers -- United States.
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Social movements -- United States.
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Community activists. (OCoLC)fst01745119
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Social movements. (OCoLC)fst01122657
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Social reformers. (OCoLC)fst01122841
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Title |
Social movements and activism in the United States in America |
| ISBN |
9780415461580 (hbk.) |
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0415461588 (hbk.) |
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9780415461597 (pbk.) |
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0415461596 (pbk.) |
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