Social Movements and American Political Institutions |
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Editor:
| Costain, Anne N. McFarland, Andrew S. |
Contribution by:
| McFarland, Andrew S. Banaszak, Lee Ann Berry, Jeffrey M. Burstein, Paul Costain, W. Douglas Cress, Daniel M. Dufour, Claude Green, John C. Guth, James L. Imig, Douglas R. Lester, James P. Lichbach, Mark I. McAdam, Doug McCann, Michael W. Meranto, Oneida Schildkraut, Deborah Snow, David A. Tarrow, Sidney Wilcox, Clyde Woliver, Laura R. |
Series title: | People, Passions, and Power: Social Movements, Interest Organizations, and the P Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8476-8358-1 |
Publication Date: | Apr 1998 |
Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $63.00 |
Book Description:
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This volume combines chapters by a distinguished group of social movement scholars, from both sociology and political science, who use perspectives ranging from political process theory to rational choice and collective action approaches to evaluate the functioning of institutions of American government and the public policies that they produce. A diverse group of movements and interests are featured: women, public interest, native America, the environment, the Christian Right,...
More DescriptionThis volume combines chapters by a distinguished group of social movement scholars, from both sociology and political science, who use perspectives ranging from political process theory to rational choice and collective action approaches to evaluate the functioning of institutions of American government and the public policies that they produce. A diverse group of movements and interests are featured: women, public interest, native America, the environment, the Christian Right, abortion, gay rights, and homelessness among them.