Social Movements 1768-2012
Tilly is able to view history from an exceptional height in this short, highly readable book without losing attention to historical complexities. This book presents the lifelong thinking of a leading scholar and sets important research agendas for students of social movements in the twenty-first century. Essential for all collections. --ChoiceTakes its readers on a tour of modern world history to show that within less than two and a half centuries a distinct political form arrived the social movement. . . . Tilly s recognition of changing political environments for movements is a step forward to looking at how this institutionalized political form actually hinges on the state-society relationship in contemporary societies. --Citizenship Studies