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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Page 164
... police order while participating in a rally in Pershing Park and Freedom Plaza . However , according to eyewit- nesses , no police order to disperse was ever communicated , and , in fact , peo- ple who attempted to vacate the area were ...
... police order while participating in a rally in Pershing Park and Freedom Plaza . However , according to eyewit- nesses , no police order to disperse was ever communicated , and , in fact , peo- ple who attempted to vacate the area were ...
Page 235
... police chief Terrance W. Gainer , who vowed , " Arrests will be quick , swift and certain . We won't be caught sleeping " ( Clines 2000c ) . Making use of a number of predominant frames , Dan Rather ( 2000 ) colorfully phrased police ...
... police chief Terrance W. Gainer , who vowed , " Arrests will be quick , swift and certain . We won't be caught sleeping " ( Clines 2000c ) . Making use of a number of predominant frames , Dan Rather ( 2000 ) colorfully phrased police ...
Page 248
... Police have essentially become a perpetual , post - protest punching bag . In fact , the Park Police , having engaged in numerous crowd - counting disputes , became the only law enforcement agency in the country to have its math ...
... Police have essentially become a perpetual , post - protest punching bag . In fact , the Park Police , having engaged in numerous crowd - counting disputes , became the only law enforcement agency in the country to have its math ...
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