The New Transnational Activism

by Sidney Tarrow

Book Overview

From labor organizers to immigrant activists, from environmentalists to human rights campaigners, from global justice protesters to Islamic militants, this book shows how ordinary people gain new perspectives, experiment with new forms of action, and sometimes emerge with new identities through their contacts across borders. It asks to what extent transnational activism changes domestic actors, their forms of claim making, and their prevailing strategies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521616778
• ISBN13: 9780521616775
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"