Polletta, Francesca.

Freedom is an endless meeting democracy in American social movements / [electronic resource] : Francesca Polletta. - University of Chicago Press, 2002. - 1 online resource (xi, 283 p.) : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Strategy and democracy -- Army, town meeting, or church in the Catacombs? -- The organization of American protest, 1900-1960 -- A band of brothers standing in a circle of trust: Southern civil rights organizing, 1961-64 -- Letting which people decide what? SNCC's crisis of democracy, 1964-65 -- Participatory democracy in the New Left, 1960-67 -- Friendship and equality in the women's liberation movement, 1967-77 -- Democracy in relationship: Community organizing and direct action today -- Rules, rituals, and relationships.

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Social movements--United States.
Community organization--United States.
Political participation--United States.
Group decision making--United States.
Sociale bewegingen.
Democratisering.
Mouvements sociaux--États-Unis.
Organisation communautaire--États-Unis.
Participation politique--États-Unis.
Décision de groupe--États-Unis.
Politische Beteiligung.
Demokratie.
Soziale Bewegung.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General


USA.


Electronic books.

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