The History of Social Movements in Global Perspective: A Survey
Stefan Berger (Ed.)
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Hardback. Editor(s): Berger, Stefan; Nehring, Holger. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements. Num Pages: 720 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFM; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 1083.
Social movements have shaped and are shaping modern societies around the globe; this is evident when we look at examples such as the Arab Spring, Spain's Indignados and the wider Occupy movement. In this volume, experts analyse the `classic' and new social movements from a uniquely global perspective and offer insights in current theoretical discussions on social mobilisation. Chapters are devoted both to the study of continental developments of social movements going back to the nineteenth century and ranging to the present day, and to an emphasis on the transnational dimension of these ... Read more
Social movements have shaped and are shaping modern societies around the globe; this is evident when we look at examples such as the Arab Spring, Spain's Indignados and the wider Occupy movement. In this volume, experts analyse the `classic' and new social movements from a uniquely global perspective and offer insights in current theoretical discussions on social mobilisation. Chapters are devoted both to the study of continental developments of social movements going back to the nineteenth century and ranging to the present day, and to an emphasis on the transnational dimension of these ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements
Condition
New
Number of Pages
720
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137304254
SKU
V9781137304254
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About Stefan Berger (Ed.)
Stefan Berger is Professor of Social History and Director of the Institute for Social Movements at the Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, as well as Executive Chair of the Foundation History of the Ruhr. His research and publications focus on the history of social movements, nationalism and national identity, historiography and British and German modern and contemporary history. Holger Nehring ... Read more
Reviews for The History of Social Movements in Global Perspective: A Survey
Kevin Passmore and Fabian Virchow's contributions on fascist and post-fascist movements, respectively, are a welcome addition to a field often concerned solely with progressive and left-leaning activism. ... The incredibly complex array of ideas interrogated within this volume works as a provocation, particularly to Western scholars, to think beyond Western assumptions developed over many decades of social movement research, and ... Read more