Polletta, Francesca.
It was like a fever storytelling in protest and politics / [electronic resource] : Francesca Polletta. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006. - xiv, 242 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-230) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2010.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
GBA624797 bnb
Uk
Storytelling--Political aspects.
Communication--Political aspects.
Politics and culture.
Communication in folklore.
Social movements.
Protest movements.
Electronic books.
GR72.3 / .P65 2006eb
808.5/43
It was like a fever storytelling in protest and politics / [electronic resource] : Francesca Polletta. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006. - xiv, 242 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-230) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2010.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
GBA624797 bnb
Uk
Storytelling--Political aspects.
Communication--Political aspects.
Politics and culture.
Communication in folklore.
Social movements.
Protest movements.
Electronic books.
GR72.3 / .P65 2006eb
808.5/43