David E. Apter

Political protest and social change : analyzing politics

At the close of the twentieth century, political protests have erupted throughout the world. While the collapse of communism was certainly one of the most spectacular protest- related events, smaller protests have become ubiquitous. In Los Angeles, labor activists campaign against commercial real estate owners to unionize janitors, mainly Latina immigrants. In the Peoples Republic of China, peasants revolt against tax collectors. Amazonian Indians protest public and economic policies that destroy their culture and rainforest habitat. This book analyzes the reciprocal impact of cultural beliefs, sociopolitical structures, and individual behaviors on protests throughout the world. Why do individuals participate in protest activities? How do cultural beliefs, personal attitudes, and subjective perception influence the potential protester? Addressing the issue of agency in protest, the authors also examine why protestors enlist different tactics to achieve their goals. Why are some protests violent and others nonviolent? When and why do activists conclude that it is better to accommodate than confront? Finally, and crucially, what are the consequences of protest movements?

Comparative Government: Developing New Nations

TEE STUDY OF NEW NATIONS began to take its present form a little over a decade ago in a particularly fortunate intellectual climate. It was a time when new patterns of social science thought in anthropology and sociology were beginning to have an effect on political studies due in large part, to World War II.1 This impact, while it generated antagonism within the field of political science itself, also allowed considerable analytical experimentation, particularly in those cultural and regional areas where little previous work had been done. Although political science orthodoxy reigned supreme in

Against the State: Politics and Social Protest in Japan.

Introduction I. Two Crossroads 1. Sanrizuka and Shibayama 2. Hamlets and Households 3. Past and Present II. The Sanrizuka Movement 4. Fields and Fortresses 5. New Left Sects and Their History 6. The Sects at Sanrizuka 7. The Christ of the Crossroads III. Political Dynamics 8. The Hantai Domei 9. The View from the Top 10. Reflections on Protest Postscript Notes Index