Download or read book Emotions and Social Movements written by Helena Flam and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-04-11 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most research on social movements has ignored the significance of emotions. This edited volume seeks to redress this oversight and introduces new research themes and tools to the field of emotions and social movements. Sociologists and political activists around the world will find this volume to be of great interest due to its wide-ranging approach and its unique emphasis on the role of emotion in protest, dissent and social movements.