Globalization and social movements Islamism, feminism, and global justice movement /

• Main Author: Moghadam, Valentine M., 1952-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2009.
• Series: Globalization
• Subjects: Social movements.; Transnationalism.; Globalization.; SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

This clear and concise book examines the crucial relationship between globalization and social movements. Deftly combining nuanced theory with rich empirical examples, leading scholar Valentine M. Moghadam focuses especially on three transnational socialmovements-Islamism, feminism, and global justi...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction and overview
• Globalization and collective action
• Islamist movements
• Feminism on a world scale
• The global justice movement
• Conclusions and prognostication.