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Social movements and activism in the USA / Stephen Valocchi.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Valocchi, Stephen M., 1956-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Community activists--United States.
- Community activists.
- Social reformers--United States.
- Social reformers.
- United States.
- Social movements--United States.
- Social movements.
- Physical Description:
- 194 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
- Contents:
- Scholars and activists in dialogue
- Theory and activism
- The historical and contemporary context of Hartford progressive activism
- What activists do : developing strategies, conceptualizing goals, exploiting opportunities
- What activists do : gathering resources, forming organizations
- What makes them do it : recruitment and commitment to social movements
- What makes them tired : activist burnout and managing an activist life
- Who they are : collective identity and oppositional consciousness
- Rethinking activists' questions and scholars' answers.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9780415461580
- 0415461588
- 9780415461597
- 0415461596
- 9780203873984
- 020387398X
- OCLC:
- 277196062
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