Amy, I decided on Making Sense of Social Movements, by Nick Crossley, Open University Press. From the table of contents, it looks like just what I'm looking for. I am making a note of your suggestion, The Politics of Protest, though, for future reference. It looks great, too! Thanks!
Libby Larsen Amy Hite wrote: > Libby- > I haven't looked at it carefully, but just a few days ago I got an > review copy of The Politics of Protest: Social Movements in America by > David S. Meyer, Oxford, 2007. Only 188 pages. Definitely an > undergraduate text. Only downside that it is definitely about U.S. and > not general, but it is not structured by specific movements at all, but > rather chapters include "Why protest?", "Becoming an activist", "Civil > Disobedience", "The State and Protests: Institutionalization". > Let us know what you find! > Amy Hite > > Elizabeth Larsen wrote: > > > I wanted to to use a good basic social movements text like "Contemporary > > Movements and Ideologies," by Roberta Garner to give some structure and > > theory to my peace movements class this fall. Unfortunately, I'm told > > it's out of print. Does anyone know of a good text for undergrads that > > is similar to the Garner book, e.g., defines simply and clearly what a > > movement is and isn't, describes how people mobilize, and all the other > > general components and facets of movements? I'm not necessarily looking > > for a book to go in-depth on specific movements, but more of a general > > text that is informative and easy to read. > > > > Libby > > > > > > Elizabeth (Libby) Larsen, Ph.D. > > Visiting Lecturer > > University of Pittsburgh, Department of Sociology > > 2434 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, 230 S. Bouquet Street > > Pittsburgh, PA 15260 > > Phone: 412-648-7118 or 412-648-7580 > > Fax: 412-648-2799 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great > > rates starting at 1ยข/min. > > > > > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman7/*http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=39666/*http://beta.messenger.yahoo.com> > > -- > OFFICE HOURS: > MWF 1-4, TUE. & TH. 11-12, Also, by appointment > THURSDAYS 12:15-1:15 - Group meeting open to all Sociology 1010 students. > > Amy Bellone Hite, Ph.D. > Assistant Professor and Chairperson > Department of Sociology > Xavier University of Louisiana > One Drexel Drive, Box 32 > New Orleans, LA 70125-1098 > Phone: (504) 520-7518 > Fax: (504) 520-7952 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Teaching Sociology" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/teachsoc -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
