The Art of Moral Protest: Culture, Biography, and Creativity in Social Movements (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780226394817)

In The Art of Moral Protest, James Jasper integrates diverse examples of protest--from nineteenth-century boycotts to recent movements--into a distinctive new understanding of how social movements work. Jasper highlights their creativity, not only in forging new morals but in adopting courses of action and inventing organizational forms.

"A provocative perspective on the cultural implications of political and social protest."--Library Journal


Author: James M. Jasper
ISBN-10: 0226394816
ISBN-13: 9780226394817
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Language: English
Published: 09/01/1999
Pages: 530
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.58lbs
Size: 9.09h x 6.07w x 1.16d