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.
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