Overview

After decades of single issue movements and identity politics on the U.S. left, the series of large demonstrations beginning in 1999 in Seattle has led many to wonder if activist politics can now come together around a common theme of global justice. This book pursues the prospects for progressive political movements in the 21st century with case studies of ten representative movements, including the anti globalization forces, environmental interest groups, and new takes on the peace movement.

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Author:   John C. Berg ,  Frank L. Davis ,  Melissa Haussman ,  Ronald Hayduk
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:   Width: 14.90cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.70cm
Weight:   0.390kg
ISBN:  

9780742501928

ISBN 10:   0742501922
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   23 October 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 From Anti-Globalization to Global Justice: A Twenty-First-Century Movement Part 3 Movements Based on Material Needs Chapter 4 Unions and American Workers: Whither the Labor Movement? Chapter 5 Mass-Membership Senior Interest Groups and the Politics of Aging Chapter 6 Radical and Pragmatic: United Students against Sweatshops Part 7 Movements Based on Postmaterialist Identities Chapter 8 From Women's Survival to New Directions: WAND and Anti-Militarism Chapter 9 The AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power: A Brief Reconsideration Chapter 10 The Disability Movement: Ubiquitous but Unknown Part 11 Altruistic Movements Chapter 12 Growing Green: Can It Happen Here? Chapter 13 Human Rights Watch: American Liberal Values in the Global Arena Chapter 14 The Peace Movement: Voices in the Wilderness

Reviews

John Berg has brought together an impressive array of activist scholars with an eye toward nurturing the blend of theory and practice necessary to promote progressive movements for political, economic and social change. The selections in this volume have the courage to value democracy. Taken together they offer valuable insight into the possibilities of rendering centripetal the centrifugal forces that often threaten to scatter political movements whose collective energy and vision are vital to the future of democracy itself.--William F. Grover

Author Information

John C. Berg is professor and director of graduate studies at Suffolk University.

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