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22%OFFRoger Karapin - Protest Politics in Germany: Movements on the Left and Right Since the 1960s - 9780271029863 - V9780271029863
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Protest Politics in Germany: Movements on the Left and Right Since the 1960s

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Description for Protest Politics in Germany: Movements on the Left and Right Since the 1960s Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white tables, figures, charts. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; JPHV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.

Social movements and the protests they spawn are widely regarded as important to the vibrancy of democracy and its ability to respond constructively to change. In the immediate postwar period, West Germany’s was a “spectator democracy,” with the citizenry largely passive and elites operating mainly through consensus. Beginning with the student demonstrations in the late 1960s, however, Germany experienced waves of left-wing protest that expanded the political agenda and broadened political participation. Later, after the unification of East and West Germany, the country was confronted by new challenges from right-wing groups, which often engaged in violence during the early 1990s.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780271029863
SKU
V9780271029863
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About Roger Karapin
Roger Karapin is Professor of Political Science at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York.

Reviews for Protest Politics in Germany: Movements on the Left and Right Since the 1960s
“Providing detailed analysis of several recent social movements in Germany, Roger Karapin explains the development of social movement campaigns, with particular concern for activists’ tactical and strategic choices. By comparing similarly situated movements, Karapin shows the extent to which activists make their own fates, given the very real constraints of political contingencies, including the quality of government leadership, the effectiveness ... Read more

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