East Asian Social Movements [recurso electrónico] : Power, Protest, and Change in a Dynamic Region / edited by Jeffrey Broadbent, Vicky Brockman.
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TextoSeries Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies, An International Multidisciplinary SeriesEditor: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011Descripción: XIV, 516 p. online resourceTipo de contenido: text Tipo de medio: computer Tipo de portador: online resourceISBN: 9780387096261Tema(s): Social sciences | Regional planning | Political science | Sociology | Social Sciences | Sociology | Political Science | Regional and Cultural StudiesFormatos físicos adicionales: Printed edition:: Sin títuloClasificación CDD: 301 Clasificación LoC:HM401-1281Recursos en línea: Libro electrónico
En: Springer eBooksResumen: In the study of civil society and social movements, most cases are based in Western Europe and North America. These two areas of the world have similar histories and political ideals and structures in common which in turn, affect the structure of its civil society. In studying civil society in Asia, a different understanding of history, politics, and society is needed. The region’s long traditions of centralized, authoritarian states buttressed by Confucian and in some cases Communist ideologies may render this concept irrelevant. The chapters in this international volume cover most of the areas and countries traditionally defined as belonging to East Asia: Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and China. The case studies included in this volume confront the utility of using the Western concept of civil society, represented in its most active form – social movements – to think about East Asia popular politics. Along with providing an array of important case studies of social movements in East Asia, the introduction, chapters and conclusion in the book take up three major theoretical questions: the effect of the East Asian cultural, social and institutional context upon the mobilization, activities and outcomes of social movements in that region the role of social movements in larger transformative processes utility of Western social movement concepts in explaining social movements in East Asia. This book will be of interest to two major groups of readers, those who study East Asia and those who pursue social movements and civil society, as well as politics more generally. While the study of social movements has emerged in recent years as one of the most vibrant interdisciplinary fields of study in the social sciences, its geographic coverage has been woefully skewed to western democracies. For that reason alone this volume would be a welcome addition to the literature. Add to that the consistently high quality of the chapters and movement scholars have all the more reason to add this first rate volume to their libraries. Thanks again for persevering in this important project Doug McAdams, Department of Sociology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA Doug McAdams, Department of Sociology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA Doug McAdams, Department of Sociology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
| Tipo de ítem | Biblioteca actual | Colección | Signatura | Copia número | Estado | Fecha de vencimiento | Código de barras |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libro Electrónico | Biblioteca Electrónica | Colección de Libros Electrónicos | HM401 -1281 (Browse shelf(Abre debajo)) | 1 | No para préstamo | 370173-2001 |
In the study of civil society and social movements, most cases are based in Western Europe and North America. These two areas of the world have similar histories and political ideals and structures in common which in turn, affect the structure of its civil society. In studying civil society in Asia, a different understanding of history, politics, and society is needed. The region’s long traditions of centralized, authoritarian states buttressed by Confucian and in some cases Communist ideologies may render this concept irrelevant. The chapters in this international volume cover most of the areas and countries traditionally defined as belonging to East Asia: Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and China. The case studies included in this volume confront the utility of using the Western concept of civil society, represented in its most active form – social movements – to think about East Asia popular politics. Along with providing an array of important case studies of social movements in East Asia, the introduction, chapters and conclusion in the book take up three major theoretical questions: the effect of the East Asian cultural, social and institutional context upon the mobilization, activities and outcomes of social movements in that region the role of social movements in larger transformative processes utility of Western social movement concepts in explaining social movements in East Asia. This book will be of interest to two major groups of readers, those who study East Asia and those who pursue social movements and civil society, as well as politics more generally. While the study of social movements has emerged in recent years as one of the most vibrant interdisciplinary fields of study in the social sciences, its geographic coverage has been woefully skewed to western democracies. For that reason alone this volume would be a welcome addition to the literature. Add to that the consistently high quality of the chapters and movement scholars have all the more reason to add this first rate volume to their libraries. Thanks again for persevering in this important project Doug McAdams, Department of Sociology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA Doug McAdams, Department of Sociology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA Doug McAdams, Department of Sociology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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