{"product_id":"strangers-at-the-gates-movements-and-states-in-contentious-politics-paperback-9781107402010","title":"Strangers at the Gates; Movements and States in Contentious Politics (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107402010","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStrangers at the Gates\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMovements and States in Contentious Politics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlaces social movements in the broader arena of contentious politics in relation to states, political parties and other actors.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSidney Tarrow (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107402010, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 March 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages, 13 b\/w illus.  8 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 1.4 cm, 0.39 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… the book offers such a powerful theoretical synthesis that I have no doubt that within lies a treasure trove of opportunities for the next generation of scholars.' Lee Ann Banaszak, Mobilization\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book contains the products of work carried out over four decades of research in Italy, France and the United States, and in the intellectual territory between social movements, comparative politics, and historical sociology. Using a variety of methods ranging from statistical analysis to historical case studies to linguistic analysis, the book centers on historical catalogs of protest events and cycles of collective action. Sidney Tarrow places social movements in the broader arena of contentious politics, in relation to states, political parties and other actors. From peasants and communists in 1960s Italy, to movements and politics in contemporary western polities, to the global justice movement in the new century, the book argues that contentious actors are neither outside of nor completely within politics, but rather they occupy the uncertain territory between total opposition and integration into policy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Theories of contention\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Movements in History: Histories of Movements: 2. Peasants and communists in southern Italy\u003cbr\u003e 3. State building and contention in America\u003cbr\u003e 4. Revolution, war, and state building in France\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Movements, Parties, and Elections: 5. Movements, states, and opportunities\u003cbr\u003e 6. The phantom at the opera\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Events, Episodes, and Cycles: 7. From eventful history to cycles of contention\u003cbr\u003e 8. From moments of madness to the repertoire of contention\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Outcomes of Contention: 9. Social protest and policy breakthroughs\u003cbr\u003e 10. 'What's in a word?'\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Transnational Contention: 11. Rooted cosmopolitans and transnational activists\u003cbr\u003e 12. Transnational contention and human rights.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Comparative politics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Comparative politics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Comparative%20politics%20%5BJPB%5D%22\"\u003eJPB\u003c\/a\u003e], Social, group or collective psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social, group or collective psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social,%20group%20or%20collective%20psychology%20%5BJMH%5D%22\"\u003eJMH\u003c\/a\u003e], Social \u0026amp; political philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; political philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20political%20philosophy%20%5BHPS%5D%22\"\u003eHPS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005123088664,"sku":"9781107402010","price":23.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107402010i_c18345a3-8720-4ae6-8d60-e0475898ff97.jpg?v=1694484820","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/strangers-at-the-gates-movements-and-states-in-contentious-politics-paperback-9781107402010","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}