Contention in context :  political opportunities and the emergence of protest / 
edited by Jeff Goodwin and James M. Jasper. 
 - Stanford, California :  Stanford University Press,  2012. 
 - xvi, 341 pages ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-326) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : from political opportunity structures to strategic interaction / James M. Jasper -- Peasant revolts in the French Revolution / Jack A. Goldstone -- Rural social movements in Nicaragua / Anthony W. Pereira -- Human rights in Argentina / Amy Risley -- Rural unions in Brazil / John L. Hammond -- The civil rights movement / Francesca Polletta -- The women's movement / John D. Skrentny -- Gay and lesbian liberation / Adam Isaiah Green -- The U.S. movement for peace in Central America / James M. Jasper -- Opportunity knocks : the trouble with political opportunity and what you can do about it / Edwin Amenta and Drew Halfmann -- Sensing and seizing opportunities : how contentious actors and strategies emerge / Christian Bröer and Jan Willem Duyvendak -- Eventful protest, global conflicts : social mechanisms in the reproduction of protest / Donatella della Porta -- Conclusion : are protestors opportunists? : fifty tests / Jeff Goodwin. 
<br/><br/> This book examines and criticizes recent research on social movements, in particular the strengths and limitations of political opportunity structures as a theoretical tool. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780804776127 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0804776121 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011026604 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social movements.<br/>Movimientos sociales<br/>Protest movements.<br/>Movimientos de protesta<br/>Political science.<br/>Ciencias políticas
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HM 881  / C761 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>322.4