Description
The Unfinished Revolution compares the post-Second World War histories of the American and British gay and lesbian movements with an eye toward understanding how distinct political institutional environments affect the development, strategies, goals, and outcomes of a social movement. Stephen M. Engel utilizes an electic mix of source materials ranging from the theories of Mancur Olson and Michel Foucault to Supreme Court rulings and film and television dialogue. The two case study chapters function as brief historical sketches to elucidate further the conclusions on theory and whilst being politically-oriented, they also examine gay influence and expansion into mainstream popular culture. The book also includes an appendix that surveys and assesses the analytical potential of five critical understandings of social movements: the classical approach, rational choice, resource mobilization, new social movement theories, and political opportunity structures. It will be of value to academics and students of sociology, political science, and history.
Compares the post-Second World War histories of the American and British gay and lesbian movements.
About the Author
Stephen M. Engel is an Assistant Professor of Politics at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. He holds a PhD in Political Science from Yale University as well as an MA in Social Thought from New York University and a BA in interdisciplinary social science from Wesleyan University. In 2007-8, he held a research fellowship at the American Bar Foundation where he conducted research on anti-Court activism in the United States. He is the author of American Politicians Confront the Court: Opposition Politics and Changing Responses to Judicial Power (Cambridge University Press, 2011). He has also published in Studies in American Political Development and Law and Social Inquiry.
Reviews
'... Engel's effort is a worthwhile attempt to test the applicability of social movement theory with the realities of gay and lesbian movement in the UK and the US.' Yi-chun Wang, Sexualities
Book Information
ISBN 9780521003773
Author Stephen M. Engel
Format Paperback
Page Count 254
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 425g
Dimensions(mm) 227mm * 156mm * 19mm
Compares the post-Second World War histories of the American and British gay and lesbian movements.
About the Author
Stephen M. Engel is an Assistant Professor of Politics at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. He holds a PhD in Political Science from Yale University as well as an MA in Social Thought from New York University and a BA in interdisciplinary social science from Wesleyan University. In 2007-8, he held a research fellowship at the American Bar Foundation where he conducted research on anti-Court activism in the United States. He is the author of American Politicians Confront the Court: Opposition Politics and Changing Responses to Judicial Power (Cambridge University Press, 2011). He has also published in Studies in American Political Development and Law and Social Inquiry.
Reviews
'... Engel's effort is a worthwhile attempt to test the applicability of social movement theory with the realities of gay and lesbian movement in the UK and the US.' Yi-chun Wang, Sexualities
Book Information
ISBN 9780521003773
Author Stephen M. Engel
Format Paperback
Page Count 254
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 425g
Dimensions(mm) 227mm * 156mm * 19mm
