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Stewart, Charles J.

Persuasion and social movements / Charles J. Stewart, Craig Allen Smith, Robert E. Denton, Jr. - 4th ed. - Prospect Heights, Ill. : Waveland Press, c2001. - xv, 381 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-367).

Contents: The social movement as a unique collective phenomenon -- Social movements as interpretive systems -- The persuasive functions of social movements -- Personal needs and social movements: John Birchers and Gray Panthers -- Leadership in social movements -- The life cycle of social movements -- Identification and polarization in social movements -- Slogans, obscenity, and ridicule in social movements -- Music in social movements -- Political argument in social movements -- Argument from narrative vision in social movements -- Argument from transcendence in social movements -- Argument from conspiracy in social movements -- Resisting social movements

ISBN: 1577661451(4e)

LCCN: 2001266339

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Social movements.
Persuasion (Psychology)
Social movements--Case studies.--United States
Persuasion (Psychology)--Case studies.

LC Class. No.: HN17 / .S827