Political Protest and Social Change: Analyzing Politics

by Charles F. Andrain and David E. Apter

This book probes three issues about the linkage between political protests and social change. First, why do individuals participate in protest activities, including nonviolent movements and revolutions? How do cultural beliefs, sociopolitical structures, personal attitudes, motives and perceptions shape the decision to participate? Second, why do participants choose certain tactics? Protesters use different types of tactics: violent vs. nonviolent,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 033362548X
• ISBN13: 9780333625484
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 387 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"