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In the study of civil society and social movements, most cases are based in Western Europe and North America. This is the first edited book examining social movements in East Asia and it provides a direct contrast to books focused on Western social movements.

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Introduction: Social Movements and East Asia

Section 1: Japan

1. The Environment Movement in Japan and the Duality of Social Systems.

2. A Comparative Study of Social Movements for a Post-Nuclear Energy Era in Japan and the U.S.

3. The Emergence, Development and Success of the "Association for Holding the Referendum" in Maki

4. The Long-Term Effect of Political Socialization during the Late 1960s Student Protest in Japan.

5. Young Koreans Against Ethnic Discrimination in Japan: A Case Study of the Mintoren Movement.

6. The Day Workers´ Movement in Japan: Symbolic Construction in the "Winter Struggle"

Section 2: South Korea

7. Democratization and Social Movements in South Korea: A Civil Society Perspective

8. Mesomobilization and the June Uprising: Strategic and Cultural Integration in Pro-democracy Movements in South Korea.

Section 3: Taiwan

9. Social Movements in Taiwan: A Typological Analysis.

Section 4: Hong Kong

10. The Reign of Market: Institutional Setting, Business Cycle and Strikes in Hong Kong

11. Social Movement as Cognitive Praxis: The Case of the Student Movement and the Labor Movement in Hong Kong

Section 5: China

12. State Legitimation and Dynamics of the 1989 Pro-democracy Movement in Beijing

13. Institutionalized Official Hostility and Protest Leader Logic: A case study of a long-term Chinese peasants´ collective protest at Dahe Dam

Section 6: Singapore

14. Solidarity from Above: State Ideology, Religion and the Absence of Social Movements in Contemporary Singapore

Conclusion

The Study of East Asian Social Movements: Contributions to Understanding and Theory.

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From the reviews:
"East Asian Social Movements is a very timely collection for scholars, researchers, and practitioners interested in, wrestling with, and working with the dynamic relationships between and among social movements, nonprofit and voluntary organizing, democratic processes, culture, and context. ... The thought-provoking collection merits the attention of all studying and working in the international and interdisciplinary field of social movements and nonprofit and voluntary organizing." (Yea-Wen Chen, Voluntas, Vol. 24, March, 2013)

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