The snake dance of Asian American activism:community, vision, and power
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Lexington Books,
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Publisher Address: | Lanham, MD |
Publication Dates: | c2008. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xix, 209 p., [10] p. of plates: ill. ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780739127193 (cloth : alk. paper) 0739127195 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780739127209 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0739127209 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Index Number: | D771 |
CLC: | D771.262 |
Call Number: | D771.262/L783 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-196) and index. Exploring the Asian American Movement using social movement theory -- Background to the formation of the AAM -- Swelling rhythm: the 1960s era and the conditions for change -- The birth of the movement: stepping toward new values and new community -- The Mature Movement (1976-1982): weaving through new surroundings -- From Vincent Chin to Jesse Jackson (1983-1989): the horned snake rattles -- Last dance and a new motion in a tube of bamboo (post-1990). |