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Civilisation --- Sociology --- Bewegingen [Sociale ] --- Changement social --- Culture --- Cultuur --- Mouvements sociaux --- Social change --- Social movements --- Social values --- Sociale bewegingen --- Sociale verandering --- Sociale waarden --- Valeurs sociales --- United States --- culture --- social movements --- ethiek --- maatschappelijke ontwikkelingen --- culturele waarden --- waardenontwikkeling --- culture [concept]

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The crusade against nuclear weapons in Great Britain, West Germany, France, and the Netherlands in the early 1980s dwarfed all previous protest movements in Western Europe in the postwar period. What produced the demonstrations against NATO's decision in December 1979 to base 572 cruise and Pershing II missiles in five West European countries? What generated the widespread support that the demonstrators enjoyed? Contrary to the frequent claim that such political movements are a symptom of governmental crisis in the advanced industrial democracies, Thomas Rochon develops the idea that they arise from a creative impulse and perform crucial functions of innovative criticism. He concludes that the West European peace movement has ignited a public debate in which reduction or elimination of certain categories of nuclear weapons is taken seriously for the first time.Among the topics examined are the sources of support for the peace movement in public opinion, the types of people who joined or supported the movement, and proposals they offered for a nonnuclear defense policy. The author discusses the organization of the movement and its choice of tactics, its impact on politics, and the links between it and other institutions such as churches, trade unions, and political parties.Originally published in 1988.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Antinuclear movement --- Pacifism. --- Peace movements --- Peace --- Sociology, Military --- Evil, Non-resistance to --- Nonviolence

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State, The. --- Sovereignty. --- Etat --- Souveraineté --- Democracy --- Political culture --- Démocratie --- Culture politique --- Netherlands --- Netherlands --- Pays-Bas --- Pays-Bas --- Politics and government --- Foreign relations --- Politique et gouvernement --- Relations extérieures

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How advanced is our knowledge about the dynamics of political and social activism? What lessons can be learned by studying the rise and fall of particular political and social movements? What insights can be gained by applying the different frameworks and methodologies of political science, sociology, and communications? This original work employs multidisciplinary perspectives to better understand the nuclear freeze, a movement that at one time produced a vast national network of activism and the largest political demonstration in the history of the United States. Incorporating a new, coalitional theory of political and social movements, the authors explore the successes and failures of the freeze campaign in its attempts to influence legislation, treaties, and public opinion about nuclear weapons. They examine freeze activism in the context of the larger peace movement, its continuing relevance for current and future peace mobilizations, and its implications for the general study of political and social change.

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General.