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Author:

Weldon, S. Laurel.

Title:

When protest makes policy : how social movements represent disadvantaged groups / S. Laurel Weldon.

Publisher:

University of Michigan Press,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

xi, 231 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Social movements--Political aspects.
Feminism--Political aspects.
Social movements--Political aspects--United States.
Feminism--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-222) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: movements, marginalization, and representation -- Representing women in democratic policy processes -- Social movements, representation, and family policy -- Intersectionality, labor, and representation in the 50 U.S. states -- Inclusion, identity, and women's movements: state policies on violence against women of color -- Women's movements, representation, and civil society -- The advocacy state.

Series:

CAWP series in gender and American politics.

ISBN:

0472117483 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780472117482 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)617508982

LCCN:

2010024622

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)