The Suppression of Dissent: How the State and Mass Media Squelch USAmerican Social MovementsRoutledge, 2006 - 375 pages Despite longstanding traditions of tolerance, inclusion, and democracy in the United States, dissident citizens and social movements have experienced significant and sustained - although often subtle and difficult-to observe - suppression in this country. Using mechanism-based social-movement theory, this book explores a wide range of twentieth century episodes of contention, involving such groups as mid-century communists, the Black Panther Party, the American Indian Movement, and the modern-day globalization movement. |
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... effect this law could have on the practice of dissent is massive . Its effect in the real world remains to be seen . However , the Attorney Gen- eral's severe warnings for " terrorists " do not bode well for dissidents whose actions are ...
... effect this law could have on the practice of dissent is massive . Its effect in the real world remains to be seen . However , the Attorney Gen- eral's severe warnings for " terrorists " do not bode well for dissidents whose actions are ...
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... effect of Intimidation ( Schultz and Schultz 2001 , 366 ) . The Intimidation mecha- nism is no mere relic of the ... effect . As Carey McWilliams ( 1950 , 71-72 ) noted in regards to the Hollywood Ten : It can be a short step from ...
... effect of Intimidation ( Schultz and Schultz 2001 , 366 ) . The Intimidation mecha- nism is no mere relic of the ... effect . As Carey McWilliams ( 1950 , 71-72 ) noted in regards to the Hollywood Ten : It can be a short step from ...
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... effect . " However , the term " demonstration effect " is almost exclusively used in regards to the dif- fusion of protest , the inter - movement spread of activism or repertoires ( e.g. Minkoff 1997 ) , or the widened proliferation of ...
... effect . " However , the term " demonstration effect " is almost exclusively used in regards to the dif- fusion of protest , the inter - movement spread of activism or repertoires ( e.g. Minkoff 1997 ) , or the widened proliferation of ...
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