Political process and the development of Black insurgency, 1930-1970
By: Doug McAdam.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
Subjects: African Americans -- Politics and government.; African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.; United States -- Race relations.
Description: "In this classic work of sociology, Doug McAdam presents a political-process model that explains the rise and decline of the black protest movement in the United States. Moving from theoretical concerns to empirical analysis, he focuses on the crucial role of three institutions that foster protest: black churches, black colleges, and Southern chapters of the NAACP. He concludes that political opportunities, a heightened sense of political efficacy, and the development of these three institutions played a central role in shaping the civil rights movement. In his new introduction, McAdam revisits the civil rights struggle in light of recent scholarship on social movement origins and collective action."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-290) and index.
Table of contents: title: The classical model of social movements examined; title: Resource mobilization: a deficient alternative; title: The political process model; title: The empirical implications of various models of social movements; title: The historical context of Black insurgency, 1876-1954; title: The generation of Black insurgency, 1955-60; title: The heyday of Black insurgency, 1961-65; title: The decline of Black insurgency, 1966-70; title: Political process and Black insurgency.