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Sixties Radicalism and Social Movement Activism
. Ed(S): O'Donnell, Mike; Jones, Bryn
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Description for Sixties Radicalism and Social Movement Activism
Hardback. Editor(s): O'Donnell, Mike; Jones, Bryn. Series: Key Issues in Modern Sociology. Num Pages: 286 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
This book’s four main aims are to examine: firstly, why movements happened in the socio-historical context of sixties’ radicalism; secondly, its distinctive legacy of crucial, cultural, societal and political interconnections; thirdly, continuing links between seminal ideas and movements and socio-political activism today; fourthly little-discussed national instances and divergent impacts of sixties radicalism, in relation to contemporary 'global' social movements. A conclusion traces all these dimensions from current social movements back to sixties radicalism’s pioneering upheavals.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
Series
Key Issues in Modern Sociology
Number of Pages
286
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843318958
SKU
V9781843318958
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99-15
About . Ed(S): O'Donnell, Mike; Jones, Bryn
Bryn Jones is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Bath. Mike O'Donnell is currently Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Westminster.
Reviews for Sixties Radicalism and Social Movement Activism
‘Recommended.’ —R. C. Cottrell, California State University, Chico, in ‘Choice’ ‘This edited collection originated in the British Sociological Conference “1968: Impact and Implications”… The engagement is both critical and sympathetic, and this is refreshing in an area where partisan stances are easily adopted. This book establishes that there was no such event as the 1960s, rather there were multiple mediated ... Read more