Coalitions & political movements : the lessons of the nuclear freeze /

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Imprint:Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner, 1997.
Description:ix, 278 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Exploring political behavior
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2780521
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Varying Form of Title:Coalitions and political movements
Other authors / contributors:Rochon, Thomas R., 1952-
Meyer, David S.
ISBN:1555877443 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-268) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: The Nuclear Freeze in Theory and Action
  • 2. Yodeling in the Echo Chamber: Public Opinion and the Nuclear Freeze
  • 3. Dilemmas of Organization in Peace Campaigns
  • 4. Competition & Cooperation in Movement Coalitions: Lobbying for Peace in the 1980s
  • 5. Transnational Activism in the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign
  • Part 2. the Social & Political Impact of the Freeze
  • 6. Freeze Frame: News Coverage of the Freeze Movement
  • 7. The Nuclear Freeze Movement's Effect on Policy
  • 8. Three Faces of the Freeze: Arenas of Success & Failure
  • 9. Persevering for Peace: Organizational Survival & Transformation of the U.S. Peace Movement, 1988-1992
  • 10. Peace Movement Adaptation at the State Level: The Case of Maine
  • 11. The Development & Maintenance of Activism in Anti-nuclear Weapons Movements
  • Part 4. Conclusion
  • 12. Toward a Coalitional Theory of Social & Political Movements
  • References
  • The Contributors
  • Index
  • About the Book