Racialized protest and the state : resistance and repression in a divided America /

Bringing together leading scholars of social movements and protest, this volume offers an up-to-date overview of several of the key ethnic and racial movements in the contemporary United States. The organizations, strategies, and challenges of the Black Lives movement, mainstream Black organizations...

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Other Authors: Johnston, Hank, 1947- (Editor), Oliver, Pamela (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, [2021]
Series:Hansen collection on peace and nonviolence research.
Mobilization series on social movements, protest, and culture.
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Summary:Bringing together leading scholars of social movements and protest, this volume offers an up-to-date overview of several of the key ethnic and racial movements in the contemporary United States. The organizations, strategies, and challenges of the Black Lives movement, mainstream Black organizations, the Mexican-American Dreamer groups, immigrant-rights mobilizations, Arab-American resistance and white nationalism are all examined by situating them in a rapidly evolving and, in many ways, increasingly unfavorable state context. With empirical studies linked by their dialogue with theories of social movement and protest, and, in particular, recent trends that emphasize the dynamic relations among social movement groups and organizations, Racialized Protest and the State also considers the redundancy of state players and the roles of hostile civic actors who oppose the movements' challenges. A cutting-edge analysis of an increasingly important dimension of contentious politics in complex and diverse Western societies, this book will appeal to scholars of sociology and politics with interests in social movements, nonviolent resistance, protest campaigns and ethnic mobilization.
Physical Description:xvii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780367263539
036726353X