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Comparing Taiwan and South Korea strategically, Hwa-Jen Liu seeks an answer to a deceptively simple question: Why do social movements appear at different times in a nationâs development?Despite their apparent resemblanceâa colonial heritage, authoritarian rule, rapid industrialization, and structural similaritiesâTaiwan and South Korea were opposites in their experiences with two key social movements. South Korea followed a conventional capitalist route: labor movements challenged the system long before environmental movements did. In Taiwan, pro-environment struggles gained strength before labor activism. Liu argues that part of the explanation lies in an analysis of how movements advance their causes by utilizing different types of power. Whereas labor movements have the power of economic leverage, environmental movements depend on the power of ideology. Therefore, examining material factors versus ideational factors is crucial to understanding the successes (or failures) of social movements.Leverage of the Weak is a significant contribution to the literature on social movements, to the study of East Asian political economies, and to the progress of the comparative-historical method. It enhances knowledge of movement emergence, investigates the possibilities and obstacles involved in forging laborâenvironment alliances, and offers the first systematic, multilayered comparisons across movements and nations in East Asia.
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9780816689514 | Univ of Minnesota Pr, July 21, 2015, cover price $82.50
9780534355203, titled "Becoming an Effective Policy Advocate: From Policy Practice to Social Justice" | Brooks/Cole Pub Co, July 1, 1998, cover price $86.95 | also contains Becoming an Effective Policy Advocate: From Policy Practice to Social Justice
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9780816689521 | Univ of Minnesota Pr, July 21, 2015, cover price $27.50 | About this edition: Comparing Taiwan and South Korea strategically, Hwa-Jen Liu seeks an answer to a deceptively simple question: Why do social movements appear at different times in a nationâs development?
9780534355210, titled "A Guide to Crisis Intervention" | Brooks/Cole Pub Co, July 1, 1998, cover price $32.95 | also contains A Guide to Crisis Intervention | About this edition: A practical, nuts-and-bolts guide to everyday crisis-counseling techniques.
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