The Wiley-Blackwell encyclopedia of social and political movements2013

This three volume encyclopedia comprises over 400 entries in a user-friendly A-Z format. The coverage is broad-based, and reflects major social and political movements and related collective phenomena throughout segments of history and across the world: from the antislavery movement, to the Tiananmen Square student protests of 1989, to the Arab Spring. This work brings together leading scholars, all of whom come to the project with exemplary track records and international standing. As you would expect from a resource in this field, the contributor team spans several disciplines and includes scholars from over twenty-five countries. The result is both an invaluable, interdisciplinary reference and a springboard for students and scholars who want to learn about specific social and political...