Jasper, James M.
Protest: A Cultural Introduction to Social Movements
In this lively and compelling book, James Jasper, an international expert on the cultural and emotional dimensions of social movements, shows that we cannot answer these questions until we bring culture squarely into the frame. Drawing on a broad range of examples, from the Women's Movement to Occupy and the Arab Spring, Jasper makes clear that we need to appreciate fully the protestors' points of view - in other words their cultural meanings and feelings - as well as the meanings held by other strategic players, such as the police, media, politicians, and intellectuals. In fact, we can't understand our world at all without grasping the profound impact of protest.
Protest: A Cultural Introduction to Social Movements is an invaluable and insightful contribution to understanding social movements for beginners and experts alike.
Keywords: social movements, cultural sociology, mobilization, sociology, activism, social change, Social Movements / Activism, Cultural Studies General, Social Movements / Activism, Cultural Studies General
- Author(s)
- Jasper, James M.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2014
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Series
- Cultural Sociology
- Page amount
- 216 pages
- Category
- Society
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9780745686707
- Printed ISBN
- 9780745655178