Publisher's Synopsis
Combining the strengths of both a reader and a textbook, thissecond edition of The Social Movements Reader not onlyexpands on the collection of "classic" texts, but also provides themost important and readable articles and book selections on socialmovements from recent decades.
Requiring no prior knowledge about social movements, this newedition includes definitions of key concepts, biographies ofexemplary leaders, new developments in the field, and timelines ofseveral ongoing social movements.
Analysing the specific resources, networks, structures, andenvironments of social movements, as well as the motivatingpsychology, ideas, political debates, emotions, and personal andcollective identities behind them, this is an engaging andilluminating collection for anyone curious about socialmovements.
