Social Movements, 1768-2004

Author:   Charles Tilly
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN:  

9781594510434


Pages:   204
Publication Date:   17 May 2004
Replaced By:   9781594516115
Format:   Paperback
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Social Movements, 1768-2004


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Westerners invented social movements during the 18th century, but after that social movements became vehicles of popular politics across the world. By locating social movements in history, prize-winning social scientist Charles Tilly provides rich and often surprising insights into the origins of contemporary social movement practices, relations of social movements to democratization, and likely futures for social movements.

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Author:   Charles Tilly
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Paradigm
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.100kg
ISBN:  

9781594510434


ISBN 10:   1594510431
Pages:   204
Publication Date:   17 May 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Replaced By:   9781594516115
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Social Movements as Politics; Inventions of the Social Movement; Nineteenth-century Adventures; Twentieth-century Expansion and Transformation; Social Movements Enter the Twenty-first Century; Democratization and Social Movements; Futures of Social Movements

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2006 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Tilly is able to view history from an exceptional height in this short, highly readable book without losing attention to historical complexities. This book presents the lifelong thinking of a leading scholar, and sets important research agendas for students of social movements in the 21st century. --CHOICE


2006 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Tilly is able to view history from an exceptional height in this short, highly readable book without losing attention to historical complexities. This book presents the lifelong thinking of a leading scholar, and sets important research agendas for students of social movements in the 21st century. --CHOICE


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Charles Tilly, Columbia University, is one of the premier sociologists of our time. Among his 50 highly influential books are Contentious Politics (Paradigm 2006) and Trust and Rule (Cambridge University Press 2005).

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