Hi Pete
There is the key concepts of social movements by Chesters and Welsh, but it is not case studies. There is also a great book by Verity Burgmann on all the different Australian social movements. But I cannot think of a global one, I think you might be right that there is a gap in the market!
Jenny
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On 10 May 2012, at 16:43, "North, Peter" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi
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> Can anyone recomend a good anthology of social movements - "From Spartacus to Occupy", for example?
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> I know of excellent social movement theory readers (for example Ruggerio and Montagna, Amore), and Gene Sharp's book reviews a good range of resistance tactics, but I am looking for a good set of empirical case studies/pen pictures of social movements throughout history for a new third year course "Geographies of Resistance", suitable for undergraduates wqho do not know their Zapatistas from their CND.
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> or perhaps there is a gap in the market?
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> appologies for x posting
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> Cheers
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> Pete
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