| Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency, 1930-1970 Contributor(s): McAdam, Doug (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226555534 ISBN-13: 9780226555539 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $32.67 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1999 Annotation: In this classic work of sociology, Doug McAdam presents a political-process model that explains the rise and decline of the black protest movement in the United States. Moving from theoretical concerns to empirical analysis, he focuses on the crucial role of three institutions that foster protest: black churches, black colleges, and Southern chapters of the NAACP. He concludes that political opportunities, a heightened sense of political efficacy, and the development of these three institutions played a central role in shaping the civil rights movement. In his new introduction, McAdam revisits the civil rights struggle in light of recent scholarship on social movement origins and collective action. "[A] first-rate analytical demonstration that the civil rights movement was the culmination of a long process of building institutions in the black community."--Raymond Wolters, "Journal of American History" "A fresh, rich, and dynamic model to explain the rise and decline of the black insurgency movement in the United States."--James W. Lamare, "Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Political Science | Civil Rights - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy |
| Dewey: 305.896 |
| LCCN: 99032405 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.98" W x 8.95" (0.99 lbs) 346 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this classic work of sociology, Doug McAdam presents a political-process model that explains the rise and decline of the black protest movement in the United States. Moving from theoretical concerns to empirical analysis, he focuses on the crucial role of three institutions that foster protest: black churches, black colleges, and Southern chapters of the NAACP. He concludes that political opportunities, a heightened sense of political efficacy, and the development of these three institutions played a central role in shaping the civil rights movement. In his new introduction, McAdam revisits the civil rights struggle in light of recent scholarship on social movement origins and collective action. [A] first-rate analytical demonstration that the civil rights movement was the culmination of a long process of building institutions in the black community.--Raymond Wolters, Journal of American History A fresh, rich, and dynamic model to explain the rise and decline of the black insurgency movement in the United States.--James W. Lamare, Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science |
Contributor Bio(s): McAdam, Doug: - Doug McAdam is a professor of sociology at Stanford University. Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency pioneered the political process model for the analysis of social movements. He won the C. Wright Mills Award in 1990 for his book Freedom Summer . He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2003. |