In this book, Zirakzadeh examines different types of social movements, from the Greens in Germany to the Shining Path in Peru. The book concludes with a juxtaposition of the three major theoretical approaches and historical findings and proposes a fourth theoretical approach emphasizing factional conflict and reconciliation.

Dedication Preface to the Expanded Edition Acronyms PART I: HOW WE THINK ABOUT SOCIAL MOVEMENTS Chapter 1: Recent Traditions in Social-Movement Theorizing PART II: WEST GERMANY'S GREENS AND THE POLITICS OF PARTY MOVEMENTS Chapter 2: A World to Be Remade: Sociopolitical Circumstances of Green Politics Chapter 3: Political Antedents Chapter 4: Clashing Shades of Green PART III: POLAND'S SOLIDARITY AND MOVEMENTS AGAINST DICTATORIAL REGIMES Chapter 5: A World to Be Remade: Sociopolitical Circumstances of Solidarity Chapter 6: Political Antecendents Chapter 7: Discord within Solidarity PART IV: PERU'S SHINING PATH AND AGARIAN-BASED MOVEMENTS Chapter 8: A World to Be Remade: Sociopolitical Circumstances of Shining Path Chapter 9: Political Antecedents Chapter 10: Diverse Directions along the Shining Path PART V: MEXICO'S ZAPATISTAS AND THE GLOBALIZATION OF PROTEST Chapter 11: A World to Be Remade: Sociopolitical Circumstances of the Zapatista National Liberation Army Chapter 12: Political Antecedents Chapter 13: Wanderings of Zapata's Ghost PART VI: CONCLUSIONS Chapter 14: From History to Theory References

Cyrus Ernesto Zirakzadeh received his Masters degree from Stanford University and his doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley. He has taught at the University of Connecticut since 1985, where he holds the title of Professor of Political Science. He has penned more than a dozen essays for edited books and professional journals, including Polity, Social Movement Studies, Journal of Theoretical Politics, and Comparative Studies in Society and History. The expanded edition of Social Movements in Politics is the fourth book Zirakzadeh has authored. The first edition (1997) received a Choice Outstanding Academic Book award. Zirakzadeh, whose research interests include political thought in literature, is currently co-editing his first anthology, a collection of essays on the political experiences and vision of John Steinbeck.