From Contention to Democracy

by Doug McAdam and Charles Tilly

Book Overview

From Contention to Democracy addresses a crucial aspect of contemporary societies: the role of social movements for political and social change. The volume gathers together essays written by prominent social theorists who have been asked to reflect on the relationship between movements and processes of social, political and cultural change.

Three broad types of movement-change nexus are distinguished and discussed: incorporation, transformation,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847691055
• ISBN13: 9780847691050
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.2"