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It was like a fever : storytelling in protest and politics

Title
It was like a fever : storytelling in protest and politics / Francesca Polletta.
Author
Polletta, Francesca
Publication
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.

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Description
xiv, 242 p.; 23 cm.
Subject
  • Storytelling > Political aspects
  • Communication > Political aspects
  • Politics and culture
  • Communication in folklore
  • Social movements
  • Protest movements
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-230) and index.
Contents
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.
Call Number
JFE 06-6868
ISBN
  • 0226673758 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0226673766 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2005027015
  • 9780226673752
  • 9780226673769
OCLC
61704713
Author
Polletta, Francesca.
Title
It was like a fever : storytelling in protest and politics / Francesca Polletta.
Imprint
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-230) and index.
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9780226673752
9780226673769
Research Call Number
JFE 06-6868
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