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1 online resource (xiv, 242 pages) |
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Why stories matter -- "It was like a fever--" : why people protest -- Strategy as metonymy : why activists choose the strategies they do -- Stories and reasons : why deliberation is only sometimes democratic -- Ways of knowing and stories worth telling : why casting oneself as a victim sometimes hurts the cause -- Remembering Dr. King on the House and Senate floor : why movements have the impacts they do -- Conclusion: folk wisdom and scholarly tales |
| Summary |
Activists and politicians have long recognized the power of a good story to move people to action. In early 1960 four black college students sat down at a whites-only lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, and refused to leave. Within a month sit-ins spread to thirty cities in seven states. Student participants told stories of impulsive, spontaneous action--this despite all the planning that had gone into the sit-ins. "It was like a fever," they said. Francesca Polletta's It Was Like a Fever sets out to account for the power of storytelling in mobilizing political and social movements |
| Analysis |
activism, politicians, narrative, protest, rhetoric, social movements, change, progress, politics, political science, sit in, segregation, storytelling, persuasion, emotion, democracy, nonfiction, history, tax revolts, world trade center, alliance, disadvantaged groups, needs, action, status quo, communication, folklore, grassroots, strategy, deliberation, reason, rationality, victim, house, senate, congress, speech, oratory, fame, celebrity, mlk jr, martin luther king |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-230) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Storytelling -- Political aspects
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Communication -- Political aspects.
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Politics and culture.
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Communication in folklore.
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Social movements.
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Protest movements.
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Social sciences.
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social movements.
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social sciences.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Storytelling.
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Storytelling -- Political aspects.
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Communication -- Political aspects.
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Politics and culture.
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Communication in folklore.
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Social movements.
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Protest movements.
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Communication in folklore
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Communication -- Political aspects
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Politics and culture
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Protest movements
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Social movements
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Social sciences
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Storytelling -- Political aspects
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Politik
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Erzählen
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Protestbewegung
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Verhalen.
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Politieke aspecten.
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Protestbewegingen.
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Art de conter -- Aspect politique.
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Communication -- Aspect politique.
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Politique et culture.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2005027015 |
| ISBN |
9780226673776 |
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0226673774 |
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0226673758 |
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9780226673752 |
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128267921X |
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9781282679214 |
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9786612679216 |
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6612679212 |
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