Background Information (including profiles)
Encyclopedia of American Social Movements by Call Number: HN57 .E594 2004, floor 2 (reference)"This four-volume set examines every social movement in American history - from the great struggles for abolition, civil rights, and women's equality to the more specific quests for prohibition, consumer safety, unemployment insurance, and global justice."
Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media by Publication Date: 2011"Includes more than 250 essays on the varied experiences of social movement media throughout the world in the 20th and 21st centuries."
Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice by Publication Date: 2007Covers "...activism, civil engagement, and social justice and includes biographies of the major thinkers and leaders who have influenced and continue to influence the study of activism."
The Foundation DirectoryCall Number: AS911.A2 F65Publication Date: 1960-"The grants information available in Foundation Directory allows you to tap funding opportunities..."
Reference Resources - Social Movements
Methods of Social Movement Research by
Call Number: HM881 .M475 2002 (floor 4)
The Oxford Handbook of Social Movements by Call Number: HM881 .O94 2015, floor 2 (reference)
The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Social Movements by Publication Date: 2018"The most up-to-date and thorough compendium of scholarship on social movements....Offers an illuminating guide to understanding the dynamics and operation of social movements within the modern, global world."
