This timely book seeks to demonstrate the coherence of lesbian and gay studies. It introduces the reader to the principal inter-disciplinary approaches in the field and critically assesses their strengths and weaknesses whilst asking: What is lesbian and gay studies? When did it emerge? And what are its achievements and research agenda?
The gay and lesbian movement has emerged as a major political and cultural force. It poses a series of far reaching questions about the organization of identity, the operation of power and the limits of tolerance. Lesbian and Gay Studies has emerged as a...
This timely book seeks to demonstrate the coherence of lesbian and gay studies. It introduces the reader to the principal inter-disciplinary approache...
Seeking to move beyond classical theories of collective behavior, this volume offers a much needed look at how social change affects political mobilization indirectly through the restructuring of existing power relations.
Seeking to move beyond classical theories of collective behavior, this volume offers a much needed look at how social change affects political mobiliz...
Since the Stonewall rebellion in 1969, gay and lesbian movements have grown from small outposts in a few major cities to a worldwide mobilization. This book brings together stories of the emergence and growth of movements in more than a dozen nations on five continents.
Since the Stonewall rebellion in 1969, gay and lesbian movements have grown from small outposts in a few major cities to a worldwide mobilization. Thi...
"City in Sight" presents recent scholarship on the various issues facing today's Dutch metropolitan areas, including immigration and the growing diversity among the urban population, urban restructuring and neighborhood renewal, shifts in urban governance, and the promotion of active citizenship. With its wealth of information and up-to-date research, this text will appeal to scholars of urban politics and social history from all over the globe.
"City in Sight" presents recent scholarship on the various issues facing today's Dutch metropolitan areas, including immigration and the growing di...
This book examines ideas of 'home' of Americans and Western Europeans under the influence of the two major revolutions of our times: the gender revolution and increased mobility due to globalization. It analyzes how 'home' has been politicized, as well as alternative home-making strategies that aim to transcend the 'logic of identities'.
This book examines ideas of 'home' of Americans and Western Europeans under the influence of the two major revolutions of our times: the gender revolu...
According to politics and the media, immigration and individualization drive citizens apart but in neighbourhoods social life is often thriving, depending on the talents of particular citizens or of local institutions. This book examines new forms of active citizenship and the actual conditions that hinder social cohesion.
According to politics and the media, immigration and individualization drive citizens apart but in neighbourhoods social life is often thriving, depen...
- -Well-written essays... illuminating.- - Roger Waldinger, author of Still the Promised City? - -Moving beyond analyses that focus on immigrants' individual characteristics or group differences... A fascinating read - - Irene Bloemraad, author of Becoming a Citizen
- -Well-written essays... illuminating.- - Roger Waldinger, author of Still the Promised City? - -Moving beyond analyses that focus on im...
- -Well-written essays... illuminating.- - Roger Waldinger, author of Still the Promised City? - -Moving beyond analyses that focus on immigrants' individual characteristics or group differences... A fascinating read - - Irene Bloemraad, author of Becoming a Citizen
- -Well-written essays... illuminating.- - Roger Waldinger, author of Still the Promised City? - -Moving beyond analyses that focus on im...
Players and Arenas brings together a diverse group of experts to examine the interactions between political protestors and the many strategic players they encounter, such as cultural institutions, religious organizations, and the mass media--as well as potential allies, competitors, recruits, and funders. Discussing protestors and players as they interact within the "arenas" of specific social contexts, the essays show that the main constraints on what protestors can accomplish come not from social and political structures, but from other players with different goals and interests....
Players and Arenas brings together a diverse group of experts to examine the interactions between political protestors and the many strategic p...
