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. Ed(S): Broadbent, Jeffrey; Brockman, Vicky - East Asian Social Movements - 9781461427858 - V9781461427858
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East Asian Social Movements

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Description for East Asian Social Movements Paperback. In the study of civil society and social movements, most cases are based in Western Europe and North America. This is the first edited book examining social movements in East Asia and it provides a direct contrast to books focused on Western social movements. Editor(s): Broadbent, Jeffrey; Brockman, Vicky. Series: Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies. Num Pages: 530 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 738.

In the study of civil society and social movements, most cases are based in Western Europe and North America. These two areas of the world have similar histories and political ideals and structures in common which in turn, affect the structure of its civil society. In studying civil society in Asia, a different understanding of history, politics, and society is needed. The region’s long traditions of centralized, authoritarian states buttressed by Confucian and in some cases Communist ideologies may render this concept irrelevant.

The chapters in this international volume cover most of the areas and countries traditionally defined as ... Read more

  • the effect of the East Asian cultural, social and institutional context upon the mobilization, activities and outcomes of social movements in that region,
  • the role of social movements in larger transformative processes,
  • utility of Western social movement concepts in explaining social movements in East Asia.

This book will be of interest to two major groups of readers, those who study East Asia and those who pursue social movements and civil society, as well as politics more generally.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
530
Condition
New
Series
Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies
Number of Pages
516
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461427858
SKU
V9781461427858
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15

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From the reviews: “East Asian Social Movements is a very timely collection for scholars, researchers, and practitioners interested in, wrestling with, and working with the dynamic relationships between and among social movements, nonprofit and voluntary organizing, democratic processes, culture, and context. … The thought-provoking collection merits the attention of all studying and working in the international and interdisciplinary field ... Read more

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