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  • The Port Huron Statement

    Sources and Legacies of the New Left's Founding Manifesto

    Edited by Richard Flacks, Nelson Lichtenstein ...
    Series series Politics and Culture in Modern America
    The Port Huron Statement was the most important manifesto of the New Left student movement of the 1960s. Initially drafted by Tom Hayden and debated over the course of three days in 1962 at a meeting of student leaders, the statement was issued by Students for a Democratic Society as their founding document. Its key idea, "participatory democracy," proved a watchword for Sixties radicalism that ... Read more

    $58.49 USD

  • The Port Huron Statement

    Sources and Legacies of the New Left's Founding Manifesto

    Edited by Richard Flacks, Nelson Lichtenstein ...
    Series series Politics and Culture in Modern America
    The Port Huron Statement was the most important manifesto of the New Left student movement of the 1960s. Initially drafted by Tom Hayden and debated over the course of three days in 1962 at a meeting of student leaders, the statement was issued by Students for a Democratic Society as their founding document. Its key idea, "participatory democracy," proved a watchword for Sixties radicalism that ... Read more

    $46.79 USD

  • Playing for Change

    Music and Musicians in the Service of Social Movements

    by Rob Rosenthal, Richard Flacks ...
    Although music is known to be part of the great social movements that have rocked the world, its specific contribution to political struggle has rarely been closely analyzed. Is it truly the 'lifeblood' of movements, as some have declared, or merely the entertainment between the speeches? Drawing on interviews, case studies and musical and lyrical analysis, Rosenthal and Flacks offer a brilliant ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Rethinking Social Movements

    Structure, Meaning, and Emotion

    by Jeff Goodwin, Richard Flacks, Marshall Ganz, Deborah B. Gould, Ruud Koopmans, Charles Kurzman, David A. Merrill, David S. Meyer, Francesca Polletta, Marc W. Steinberg0, Myra Marx Ferree1, James M. Jasper2, Doug McAdam4, Aldon Morris5, Sidney Tarrow6, Charles Tilly7 ...
    Series series People, Passions, and Power: Social Movements, Interest Organizations, and the P
    This landmark volume brings together some of the titans of social movement theory in a grand reassessment of its status. For some time, the field has been divided between a dominant structural approach and a cultural or constructivist tradition. The gaps and misunderstandings between the two sides-as well as the efforts to bridge them-closely parallel those in the discipline of sociology at large. ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

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  • The ABCs of Socialism

    Edited by Bhaskar Sunkara ...
    Jacobin magazine offfers an irreverent, illustrated introduction to socialism that answers the basic questions many want to know—but are too afraid to ask.The remarkable run of self-proclaimed “democratic socialist” Bernie Sanders for president of the United States has prompted—for the first time in decades and to the shock of many—a national conversation about socialism. It’s unclear exactly what ... Read more

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  • Rational Ritual

    Culture, Coordination, and Common Knowledge

    by Michael Suk-Young Chwe ...
    Why do Internet, financial service, and beer commercials dominate Super Bowl advertising? How do political ceremonies establish authority? Why does repetition characterize anthems and ritual speech? Why were circular forms favored for public festivals during the French Revolution? This book answers these questions using a single concept: common knowledge.Game theory shows that in order to ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Caring Democracy

    Markets, Equality, and Justice

    by Joan C. Tronto ...
    A rethinking of American democracy that puts caring responsibilities at the centerAmericans now face a caring deficit: there are simply too many demands on people’s time for us to care adequately for our children, elderly people, and ourselves.At the same time, political involvement in the United States is at an all-time low, and although political life should help us to care better, people see ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Heavy Metal

    The Music And Its Culture

    by Deena Weinstein ...
    Few forms of music elicit such strong reactions as does heavy metal. Embraced by millions of fans, it has also attracted a chorus of critics, who have denounced it as a corrupter of youth—even blamed it for tragedies like the murders at Columbine. Deena Weinstein argues that these fears stem from a deep misunderstanding of the energetic, rebellious culture of metal, which she analyzes, explains, ... Read more

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  • Institutions and Organizations

    Ideas, Interests, and Identities

    by W. Richard Scott ...
    Creating a clear, analytical framework, this comprehensive exploration of the relationship between institutional theory and the study of organizations continues to reflect the richness and diversity of institutional thought—viewed both historically and as a contemporary, ongoing field of study. Drawing on the insights of cultural and organizational sociologists, institutional economists, social ... Read more

    $70.19 USD

  • Solidarity

    The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea

    by Leah Hunt-Hendrix, Astra Taylor ...
    A VULTURE BEST BOOK • From renowned organizers and activists Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor, comes the first in-depth examination of Solidarity—not just as a rallying cry, but as potent political movement with potential to effect lasting change.**A DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE FINALIST“A window into what is possible when we reject the politics of division, trade individualism for ... Read more

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  • Understanding Popular Music Culture

    by Roy Shuker ...
    This extensively revised and expanded fifth edition of Understanding Popular Music Culture provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the production, distribution, consumption and meaning of popular music, and the debates that surround popular culture and popular music.Reflecting the continued proliferation of popular music studies, the new music industry in a digital age, and the ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • School and Society

    by Walter Feinberg, Jonas F. Soltis ...
    Series series Thinking About Education Series
    This widely used text has been expanded to include the most important issues in contemporary schooling, including:New end-of-chapter sections for Further Reading.New references added to the useful Additional Resources section.School and Society, Fifth Edition uses realistic case studies, dialogues, and open-ended questions designed to stimulate thinking about problems related to school and society ... Read more

    $29.69 USD