{"product_id":"social-movements-1768-2018-paperback","title":"Social Movements, 1768 - 2018 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Tilly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eErnesto Castada\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLesley J. Wood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSocial Movements 1768-2018\u003c\/em\u003e provides the most comprehensive historical account of the birth and spread of social movements. Renowned social scientist Charles Tilly applies his synthetic theoretical skills to explain the evolution of social movements across time and space in an accessible manner full of historical vignettes and examples. Tilly explains why social movements are but a type of contentious politics to decrease categorical inequalities. Questions addressed include what are the implications of globalization and new technologies for social movements, and what are the prospects for social movements? The overall argument includes data from mobilizations in England, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Russia, China, India, Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Mexico, Egypt, Tunisia, Iran, Iraq, and Kazakhstan. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis new edition has been fully updated and revised with young researchers and students in mind. New case studies focus on social movements in Mexico, Spain, and the United States including Black Lives Matter, immigrants' rights struggles, The Indignados, the Catalan movement for independence, #YoSoy132, Ayotzinapa43, mass incarceration and prisoner rights, and more. Timelines are included to familiarise the reader with the events discussed and discussion questions are framed to increase understanding of the implications, limits, and importance of historical and ongoing social movements. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Tilly was Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Social Science at Columbia University. He is the author of more than fifty books including \u003ci\u003eThe Vend馥: A Sociological Analysis of the Counter-Revolution of 1793 \u003c\/i\u003e(Harvard University Press 1964).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErnesto Castada\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor at American University in Washington, DC. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Place to Call Home: Immigrant Exclusion and Urban Belonging in New York, Paris, and Barcelona \u003c\/i\u003e(Stanford University Press 2018). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eLesley J. Wood \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor and Chair of Sociology at York University in Toronto. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eCrisis and Control: The Militarization of Protest Policing \u003c\/i\u003e(Pluto Press 2014). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 16, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51782383042848,"sku":"9780367076085","price":93.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/926db34b39caef641712c750a08f3a1e.webp?v=1780569296","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/social-movements-1768-2018-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}