Social Movements, Political Violence, and the State
Subtitle: A Comparative Analysis of Italy and Germany (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 2, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780521029797
Subjects: Political activism; Social Science; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Germany; Italy; Anthropology - Cultural; International Relations - General; Sociology - General; Political Science / International Relations; Political violence--Italy; Political violence--Italy Political violence-; Social Science / Sociology / General; Social Science-Anthropology - Cultural; Social Science-Sociology - General; Government - Comparative; Sociology
First sentence: In Western democracy, the social movements of the eighties and early nineties have generally been very pragmatic in their aims, moderate in their tactics, and well connected to political authorities and policy makers - so much so that several scholars have asked whether they can still be called social movements.