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The expanded second edition of the definitive interdisciplinary
reference work on social and political movements, updated with more
than 200 new entriesThe Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of
Soc...
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The expanded second edition of the definitive interdisciplinary
reference work on social and political movements, updated with more
than 200 new entriesThe Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and
Political Movements provides authoritative and up-to-date coverage
of important social movements, revolutions, and related collective
phenomena worldwide. Unparalleled in depth and scope, this
comprehensive resource contains 600+ entries written by an
international panel of contributors from disciplines such as
sociology, political science, anthropology, human geography, and
social psychology. Alphabetically organized entries encompass a
comprehensive range of historical and modern movements, protests
and topics that reflect a diversity of social contexts and
theoretical perspectives, concepts, processes, and methods.The
second edition incorporates significant social and political
changes and movements that have occurred over the past decade,
including contemporary environmentalism, the rise of populist
nationalism, the Black Lives Matter and "me too" movements, the
January 6 assault on the United States Capitol, the anti-vaccine
movement, independence movements in Hong Kong and Catalonia, and
more. Throughout the encyclopedia, peer-reviewed entries written
and revised by an international team of leading scholars describe
an array of social protests, collective action initiatives, and
political developments and changes while providing a deeper
understanding of the social worlds in which they emerge and
operate. This work:* Presents broad-based and interdisciplinary
coverage of major social and political movements throughout
different historical periods and geographic regions* Contains
hundreds of state-of-the-art entries organized and edited by a
prestigious editorial team of leading scholars in their fields*
Explores key social and political historical developments such as
the French Revolution, the Chinese Communist Revolution, the
Russian Revolution, and the American civil rights movement*
Includes entries on gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity,
identity, class, religion, and social control structured in a
user-friendly A-Z formatAvailable online or as a four-volume print
set, The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political
Movements is an invaluable reference for advanced undergraduate
students, graduate students, and researchers in the fields of
social movements, sociology, political science, human geography,
anthropology, and social psychology.
