Contention and Social Responsibility

by Sarah A. Soule

Book Overview

This book examines anti-corporate activism in the United States, including analysis of anti-corporate challenges associated with social movements as diverse as the Civil Rights Movement and the Dolphin-safe Tuna Movement. Using a unique dataset of protest events in the United States, the book shows that anti-corporate activism is primarily about corporate policies, products, and negligence. Although activists have always been distrustful of corporations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521727065
• ISBN13: 9780521727068
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"