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Protest Movements in 1960s West Germany: A Social History of Dissent and Democracy

Book by Nick Thomas; Berg, 2003

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Protest Movements--Germany (West)--History--20th Century, Social Movements--Germany (West)--History--20th Century

Collections: History, Entire Library

...shooting, 179 Economics and Social Sciences Faculty, protests at, 142 3 Emergency Laws...and Natural Sciences Faculty, protests at, 141 NHB, 97 Ohnesorg shooting...138 40 Philosophy Faculty, protests at, 135 6, 140 1, 143 police...
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Women and Social Protest

Book by Guida West, Rhoda Lois Blumberg; Oxford University Press, 1990

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Feminism, Social Movements, Women In Politics, Women's Rights

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...parameters of social protest. It counters social...lesbian and gay social protests, almost by definition...domain. Lesbian social protest cannot be understood...OF LESBIAN/GAY PROTESTS Political theorists...macro factors--social, political, and...
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Red Barcelona: Social Protest and Labour Mobilization in the Twentieth Century

Book by Angel Smith; Routledge, 2002

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Labor Movement--Spain--Barcelona--History--20th Century, Social Conflict--Spain--Barcelona--History--20th Century

Collections: History, Entire Library

...FETy de las JONS 180 ; labour protests from 1936 119 ; protests against repression of CNT...campaigns 12 ; economic growth and social change 1960-73 193-7...organization 197-202 , 231 ; labour protest 143 , 182 , 189 , 192 ; popular...8 , 209 ; repression and social control 185-8 , 188 , 190...
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The Strategy of Social Protest

Book by William A. Gamson; Wadsworth Publishing, 1990

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Elite (Social Sciences)--United States, Pluralism (Social Sciences)--United States, Pressure Groups--United States, Social Movements--United States

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...Limits of Pluralism The study of social protest has only recently emerged from the...been largely ignored by American social science. The classical perspective...resources, and employ strategies, but social movements merely express reactions...
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Social Unrest and Popular Protest in England, 1780-1840

Book by John E. Archer; Cambridge University Press, 2000

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Demonstrations--England--History, England--Economic Conditions--18th Century, England--Economic Conditions--19th Century, England--Social Conditions--18th Century, England--Social Conditions--19th Century, Social Conflict--England--History

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...divided between those in favour of customary social relations and those who supported the...sympathy and understanding from their social superiors. Physical violence was rarely...all appear to have been repressed, the protests were in fact remarkably regionalised and...

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Journal Articles on: social protests

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Visual Symbolism, Collective Memory, and Social Protest: a Study of the 2009 London G20 Protest

Journal article by Tim F. Liao; Social Alternatives, Vol. 29, 2010

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Demonstrations & protests, Economic summit conferences, London England, Memory, Photography, Social studies, Symbolism, Visualization

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...Collective Memory, and Social Protest: a Study...2009 London G20 Protest by Tim F. Liao...decades, summit protests, known sometimes...The London G20 protest represents the type of social protests characteristic...represented at the same social protest, the ones that...the themes of the protests should have the...
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Aung San Suu Kyi and the Rhetoric of Social Protest in Burma

Journal article by Valerie Palmer-Mehta; Women's Studies in Communication, Vol. 32, 2009

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Aung San Suu Kyi--Political activity, Aung San Suu Kyi--Speeches, lectures and essays, Civil rights activists--Political activity, Civil rights activists--Speeches, lectures and essays, Civil rights workers--Political activity, Civil rights workers--Speeches, lectures and essays, Feminist ethics--Case studies, Leadership--Case studies, Social protest--Case studies

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...Argentina: Synecdoche in the Protests of the Mothers of Plaza de...2005. Hankivsky, Olena. Social Policy and the Ethic of Care...McDonald. "South African Social Welfare Policy: An Analysis...Ethic of Care." Critical Social Policy 23 (2003): 299...
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Keiko Sakai, Editor. Social Protests and Nation Building in the Middle East and Central Asia

Journal article by William W. Haddad; Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ), Vol. 26, 2004

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Books--Book reviews, Social Protests and Nation Building in the Middle East and Central Asia (Book)--Book reviews

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...the emergence of a number of social, political and psychological...emerging as well as cultural and social institutions that are independent...and corruption are rife, protests rare and usually end in failure...the Bath in Syria, and protest movements in Iran in the 20s...than the other chapters on social protest, most notably because...
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The Columbia Coalition: African Americans, New Leftists, and Counterculture at the Columbia University Protest of 1968

Journal article by Blake Slonecker; Journal of Social History, Vol. 41, 2008

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Columbia University--Demonstrations and protests, Student movements--Social aspects, Student protests--Social aspects

Collections: History, Entire Library

...equal political and social footing. Admittedly...political, racial, and social difference in the communes...ideals served as the protests primary means of minimizing...The scale of student protest led to an important...meet following the protest and formed a non...primarily urban social programs--is far...142) Also in the protests aftermath, the Liberation...
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Karl-Dieter Opp, Theories of Political Protest and Social Movements: A Multidisciplinary Introduction, Critique, and Synthesis

Journal article by Andreas Hoffbauer, Howard Ramos; Canadian Journal of Sociology, Vol. 35, 2010

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Books--Book reviews, Theories of Political Protest and Social Movements: A Multidisciplinary Introduction, Critique, and Synthesis (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

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...Theories of Political Protest and Social Movements sets out to...explanatory power of dominant social movement theories in accounting for political protests. In doing so, the book...micro and macro level social movement perspectives...

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Magazine Articles on: social protests

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Social Protests in the 1990s: Planning a Response

Magazine article by Gary A. Allgeyer; FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Vol. 65, January 1996

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Activists, Demonstrations & protests, Law enforcement

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...them. PLANNING FOR PROTESTS Communities of all...demonstrations and acts of social protest. Even when peaceful...contingencies. CONCLUSION Social protest-sometimes honorable...legitimate acts of social demonstration but to...challenges of contemporary protests successfully.
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Growing Grass Roots Online: Have Bloggers and Social Networks Triggered a New Protest Movement?

Magazine article by Alwin A.D. Jones; Black Enterprise, Vol. 38, February 2008

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Blogs--Social aspects, Facebook (Website)--Social aspects, Online social networks--Social aspects, Weblogs--Social aspects

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...Roots Online: Have Bloggers and Social Networks Triggered a New Protest Movement? by Alwin A.D...emerged, participants used social networking sites such as Facebook...continue to use these newly formed social networks to mobilize and organize...
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Freedom's Song: Chris Moss Celebrates the Enduring Tradition of Latin American Protest Song

Magazine article by Chris Moss; New Statesman, Vol. 132, September 22, 2003

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Jara, Victor--Influence, Jara, Victor--Works, Music, Latin-American--Appreciation, Music, Latin-American--Forecasts, Music, Latin-American--History, Music, Latin-American--Social aspects, Protest songs--Authorship, Protest songs--Influence, Protest songs--International aspects, Protest songs--Social aspects, Rodriguez, Silvio--Appreciation, Rodriguez, Silvio--Performances

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...the enduring tradition of Latin American protest song. by Chris Moss When I arrived in...this vapid scene--the Latin American protest song or Nueva Cancion (New Song), the...said: "We never thought of ourselves as protest singers but as part of a tradition of...
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Give Music a Chance: Despite Damon and Ms Dynamite, Today's Protest Singers Can't Match Dylan and Lennon

Magazine article by Andrew Collins; New Statesman, Vol. 132, February 24, 2003

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Music--Social aspects, Protest songs--Analysis

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...chance: despite Damon and ms Dynamite, todays protest singers cant match Dylan and Lennon by Andrew Collins...sums up our current predicament: "Too many protest singers, not enough protest songs". The prospect of war usually brings out...
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The Vision Thing : WERE THE DC AND SEATTLE PROTESTS UNFOCUSED, OR ARE CRITICS MISSING THE POINT?

Magazine article by Naomi Klein; The Nation, Vol. 271, July 10, 2000

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International Monetary Fund--Demonstrations and protests, Social movements--Political aspects, World Bank--Demonstrations and protests, World Trade Organization--Demonstrations and protests

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...THE DC AND SEATTLE PROTESTS UNFOCUSED, OR ARE...Washington, DC, to protest the World Bank and...movement for holistic social, economic and political...The anticorporate protest movement that came...simple. Maybe the protests in Seattle and Washington...World Bank/IMF protests. At around noon on...day of the largest protest, a spokescouncil meeting...

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Newspaper Articles on: social protests

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Social Networks Power Spain Protests

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, May 26, 2011

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Facebook (Website), Online social networks--Demonstrations and protests

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Social Networks Power Spain Protests. MADRID (AFP...common weapon: online social networks. Known as...M-15" after the protest birth date, the activists...percent. In the latest protests that began March 15...In Puerta del Sol, protest numbers had declined...Now the role of the social networks is to let...
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13 Hours of Care a Week Not Enough; PLIGHT: MS Sufferer in Protest after Hours Reduced by Social Services

Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), August 1, 2007

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Social service--Demonstrations and protests, Social services--Demonstrations and protests

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Enough; PLIGHT: MS Sufferer in Protest after Hours Reduced by Social Services. Byline: By Emma...about his treatment by the citys social services department. The 56...long enough. When I contacted social services they asked me about...
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Mexico Riven by Deep Social, Political Divide; Economic Inequality Underlies Oaxaca Unrest, Capital Protests

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 30, 2006

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Equality--Demonstrations and protests

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Mexico Riven by Deep Social, Political Divide; Economic...Underlies Oaxaca Unrest, Capital Protests. Byline: Sharon Behn, THE...a tourist region, while protests over a disputed presidential...elsewhere. Apart from the protests in Oaxaca, supporters of leftist...
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Many Protests but Relatively Few Protesters; G-20 Meeting Attracts Little in Dissent

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, November 16, 2008

Subjects:

Activists--Demonstrations and protests, National Building Museum--Demonstrations and protests, Peace movements--Demonstrations and protests, Political activists--Demonstrations and protests, Reformers--Demonstrations and protests, Social reformers--Demonstrations and protests

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...TIMES What if they held a protest and hardly anybody came...economic summit. Other G-20 protests drew larger crowds but, ironically, the largest protests Saturday werent about ending...Capitol to the White House to protest a same-sex marriage ban...people of the world must demand social justice for all, said Dennis...
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Seasoned Activists Critique Protests

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), October 10, 2011

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Activists, Civil rights movements, News agencies, Political activists, Political protest, Reformers, Social reformers, The Associated Press

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...To veterans of past social movements, the Occupy Wall Street protests that began in New York...nearly four-week-old protest that began in a lower...commentary. He said the protest could become a powerful...History is littered with social movements that failed...including mass labor protests to end unemployment...Encyclopedia of American Social Movements." He compared...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: social protests

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Cade, Jack

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...organized uprising in the S of England, principally in Kent, usually known as Jack Cades Rebellion. The protests were mainly political, not social, although the 14th-century Statute of Labourers (which attempted to freeze wages and prices) was...
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China

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...with Taiwan; the law sparked protests in Taiwan. At the same time...there were anti-Chinese protests and riots in Tibet, and Tibetans...Chinese rule. The Tibetan protests also led international supporters...In July, 2009, a Uigur protest in Urumqi, Xinjiang, led...The Peasant Economy and Social Change in North China (1985...
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Anarchism

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...and a political tendency, and to lesser degree as a source of social protest. In recent years they have mounted highly visible, sometimes violent or destructive public protests at international conferences attended by representives of the...
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Germany

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...failure, and political and social tensions mounted. As...opposed only by the Social Democrats and the disbarred...doctrines without much protest, and some Germans welcomed...reacted with strikes and protests. In 1998, Gerhard Schroder...elections, which left the Social Democrats more dependent...
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Bolivia

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...1980s. He also launched a social security program and granted...Bolivia, which resulted in protests and clashes and the temporary...emergency in Apr., 2000. Protests again in September October...International Monetary Fund, sparked protests in La Paz (Feb., 2003...

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