Beyond Revolution: A New Theory of Social Movements

Brilliantly reconceptualizing social movements from a historical perspective, Foss and Larkin critically review the major theories in social movements. They analyze the mechanisms of the reproduction of social privilege to examine the underlying contradicitons in society which give rise to collective dissidence and conclude with some intriguing speculations as to the possibility of social revolution in the U.S. Essential reading for all social scientists, and for courses in social movements, contemporary social theory, and political sociology.Foss, Daniel A. is the author of 'Beyond Revolution: A New Theory of Social Movements', published 1986 under ISBN 9780897890779 and ISBN 0897890779.