This book updates and adds to the classic Social Movements of the Sixties and Seventies, showing how social movement theory has grown and changed_from an earlier emphasis on collective behavior, to the resource mobilization approach, and currently to analyses that emphasize culture, ideology, and collective identity. Top social scientists combine insiders' insights with critical analyses to examine a wide variety of social movements active in the most recent U.S. cycle of protest. Waves of Protest is a must-read for students of social movements, social change, political sociology, and...

In We Will Be Heard, noted political scientist Jo Freeman chronicles the struggles of women in the United States for political power. Most of their stories are little-known, but Freeman's compelling portrait of women working for change reminds us that women have never been silent in the political affairs of the nation. From J. Ellen Foster's address to the 1892 Republican Convention to Nancy Pelosi's 2007 election as the first female Speaker of the House, women have worked to influence politics at every level. Well before most could vote, women campaigned for candidates and lobbied to shape...

When Jo Hoyt Freeman was diagnosed with benign memory loss in 2001, she and her husband Claude were faced with an uncertain future. Jo wanted others to understand her journey: "If you have a memory loss...maybe you can listen to my story, and it would make a difference It isn't a fairy tale nor is it a dream, it's a story about a girl who had a very strange experience...I want to be one of those good citizens who want to improve your and my lives by helping. One step at a time...reasons to help people...maybe by understanding my feelings and how I feel will make a difference..." "Jo's Story"...