02652cam a2200433 i 4500 16839755 BJBSDDR 20231130162658.0 ta 110622s2012 cau b 001 0 eng c 2011026604 9780804776127 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0804776121 (pbk. : alk. paper) CSt/DLC eng DLC rda DLC eng pcc HM 881 C761 2012 322.4 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 text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-326) and index. 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. This book examines and criticizes recent research on social movements, in particular the strengths and limitations of political opportunity structures as a theoretical tool. Social movements. Movimientos sociales 4118 Protest movements. Movimientos de protesta 3596 Political science. Ciencias políticas 4398 Goodwin, Jeff (Jeffrey Roger), 1958- editor of compilation. 33318 Jasper, James M. (James Macdonald), 1957- editor of compilation. 33105 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 120312 120312 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-11-20 0 HM 881 C761 2012 00000173604 2023-11-20 00:00:00 1 2023-11-20 BK