Acts of Dissent - New Developments in the Study of Protest (Hardcover)

Although living conditions have improved throughout history, protest, at least in the last few decades, seems to have increased to the point of becoming a normal phenomenon in modern societies. Contributors to this volume examine how and why this is the case and argue that although problems such as poverty, hunger, and violations of democratic rights may have been reduced in advanced Western societies, a variety of other problems and opportunities have emerged and multiplied the reasons and possibilities for protest. Acts of Dissent: New Developments in the Study of Protest examines some of those problems, progressing from methodological issues, to discussions of the part that the mass media plays in protest, finally to several case studies of protests in different contexts.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 1999
First published:	November 1999
Authors:	Dieter Rucht • Ruud Koopmans • Friedhelm Niedhardt
Contributors:	Mark R. Beissinger • Louis J. Crishock • Grzegorz Ekiert • Olivier Fillieule • Pierre Gentile • Peter Hocke • Jan Kubik
Dimensions:	236 x 157 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-0-8476-9856-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social theory Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Demonstrations & protest movements
LSN:	0-8476-9856-4
Barcode:	9780847698561

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