The Art of Moral Protest

by Jasper, James M.

• ISBN13: 9780226394800
• ISBN10: 0226394808
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-02-03
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

Summary

InThe Art of Moral Protest, James Jasper integrates diverse examples of protestfrom nineteenth-century boycotts to recent movementsinto 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

Table of Contents

List of Tables	ix	(2)
Preface	xi
1 The Art of Protest	1	(16)
PART ONE BASIC APPROACHES	17	(84)
2 The Classical Paradigms	19	(24)
3 Basic Dimensions of Protest	43	(26)
4 Cultural Approaches	69	(32)
PART TWO BIOGRAPHY, CULTURE, AND WILLINGNESS	101	(80)
5 Not in Our Backyards: Emotion, Threat, and Blame	103	(27)
6 Whistleblowers: Moral Principles in Action	130	(22)
7 Recruiting Animal Protectors: Cognitive Dimensions	152	(29)
PART THREE MOVEMENT CULTURE	181	(86)
8 Rituals and Emotions at Diablo Canyon: Sustaining Activist Identities	183	(27)
9 Culture and Biography: The Pleasures of Protest	210	(19)
10 Tastes in Tactics	229	(22)
11 Direct and Indirect Action: Boycotts and Moral Voice	251	(16)
PART FOUR PROTEST AND THE BROADER CULTURE	267	(68)
12 Culture and Resources: The Arts of Persuasion	269	(24)
13 Culture and Strategy: States, Audiences, and Success	293	(29)
14 Toward a Balanced Approach	322	(13)
PART FIVE A NORMATIVE VIEW	335	(46)
15 Lives Worth Living	337	(7)
16 The Risks of Protest	344	(23)
17 The Necessity of Protest	367	(14)
Appendix on Evidence	381	(6)
Notes	387	(62)
Bibliography	449	(36)
Index	485