Contention in context
Subtitle: political opportunities and the emergence of protest
By: edited by Jeff Goodwin and James M. Jasper
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Stanford, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 341
ISBN-13: 9780804776110; 9780804776127
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Protest movements; Political science; Social movements
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : from political opportunity structures to strategic interaction / James M. Jasper; title: Peasant revolts in the French Revolution / Jack A. Goldstone; title: Rural social movements in Nicaragua / Anthony W. Pereira; title: Human rights in Argentina / Amy Risley; title: Rural unions in Brazil / John L. Hammond; title: The civil rights movement / Francesca Polletta; title: The women's movement / John D. Skrentny; title: Gay and lesbian liberation / Adam Isaiah Green; title: The U.S. movement for peace in Central America / James M. Jasper; title: Opportunity knocks : the trouble with political opportunity and what you can do about it / Edwin Amenta and Drew Halfmann; title: Sensing and seizing opportunities : how contentious actors and strategies emerge / Christian Bröer and Jan Willem Duyvendak; title: Eventful protest, global conflicts : social mechanisms in the reproduction of protest / Donatella della Porta; title: Conclusion : are protestors opportunists? : fifty tests / Jeff Goodwin.