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From Contention to Democracy

From Contention to Democracy( )
Editor: Giugni, Marco G.
McAdam, Doug
Tilly, Charles
Contribution by: Gamson, William
Goldstone, Jack A.
Hanagan, Michael
Hispher, Patricia L.
Lyyra, Timo
Melucci, Alberto
Passy, Florence
M. Sandoval, Salvador A.
Tarrow, Sidney
ISBN:978-0-8476-9105-0
Publication Date:Jan 1998
Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $173.95
Book Description:

From Contention to Democracy addresses a crucial aspect of contemporary societies: the role of social movements for political and social change. The volume gathers together essays written by prominent social theorists who have been asked to reflect on the relationship between movements and processes of social, political, and cultural change.

Book Details
Pages:312
Detailed Subjects: History / Social History
Social Science / Sociology / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.392 x 23.571 x 2.261 cm
Book Weight:0.577 Kilograms
Author Biography
(Editor)
Social scientist Charles Tilly was born in Lombard, Illinois on May 27, 1929. He graduated from Harvard Univeristy with a bachelor's degree in 1950 and a docorate in sociology in 1958. He also studied at Oxford University and the Catholic University in Angers, France. During the Korean War, he served in the Navy. He taught sociology and political science at numerous univeristies including the University of Delaware, Harvard University, the University of Toronto, the University of Michigan and Columbia University. During his lifetime, he wrote 51 books and monographs and more than 600 scholoarly articles. He received numerous awards including the Albert O. Hirschman Award from the Social Science Research Council. He died from lymphoma on April 29, 2008.

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