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Buechler, Steven M., 1951-

Social movements in advanced capitalism : the political economy and cultural construction of social activism / Steven M. Buechler. - xiii, 240 pages ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-232) and index.

Introduction -- The Sociology of Social Movements -- Social Movements and Sociology: Siblings of Modernity -- Social Movement Theory: A Sociology of Knowledge Analysis -- Sociohistorical Structures and Collective Action -- Global Structures and Social Movements: The World-Capitalist System -- National Structures and Social Movements: Crisis, Colonization, and Post-Fordism -- Regional Structures and Social Movements: Class, Race, and Gender -- Local Structures and Social Movements: The Politics of Everyday Life -- The Political and the Cultural in Collective Action -- The Political: State Politics and Social Politics -- The Cultural: Identity, Ideology, and Organization -- Epilogue -- References -- Index. Pt. 1. 1. 2. Pt. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Pt. 3. 7. 8.

ISBN: 0195126041 9780195126044 0195126033 9780195126037

LCCN: 98042230

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Social movements
Collective behavior

LC Class. No.: HN13. / B84 2000

Dewey Class. No.: 303.484