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It was like a fever : storytelling in protest and politics / Francesca Polletta.

Author/creator Polletta, Francesca
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoChicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
Descriptionxiv, 242 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content Table of contents
Subject(s)
Storytelling--Political aspects.
Communication--Political aspects.
Politics and culture.
Communication in folklore.
Social movements.
Protest movements.
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 189-230) and index.
LCCN 2005027015
ISBN0226673758 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0226673766 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780226673752
ISBN9780226673769

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