Thomas R. Rochon is Executive Director of the Graduate Record Examination at the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, NJ. Formerly a professor at Claremont Graduate University and Princeton University, he is the author of Mobilizing for Peace: The Antinuclear Movements in Western Europe (Princeton) and The Netherlands: Negotiating Sovereignty in an Interdependent World.

One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1998 "Rochon has written an important book that is a very welcome contribution to the scholarly discourse on movements and culture, particularly because it focuses on the cultural effects of movement activities... This book is a 'must' for scholars in the field of cultural studies."--American Journal of Sociology "This well-documented and well-illustrated book presents a new theoretical framework that increases understanding of the processes of cultural change and makes a significant contribution to the literature. Highly recommended."--E-Streams

• List of Figures List of Tables Preface Data Sources PART ONE: Theoretical Perspective CHAPTER ONE Adaptation in Human Communities CHAPTER TWO Critical Communities and Movements CHAPTER THREE The Acceptance of New Cultural Values PART TWO: Microfoundations CHAPTER FOUR The Creation of Solidarity CHAPTER FIVE Political Engagement PART THREE: Social and Political Structures CHAPTER SIX Diffusion of Change in Society CHAPTER SEVEN Political and Social Alliances CHAPTER EIGHT Advancing Our Understanding of Cultural Change References Index

Thomas R. Rochon is Executive Director of the Graduate Record Examination at the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, NJ. Formerly a professor at Claremont Graduate University and Princeton University, he is the author of Mobilizing for Peace: The Antinuclear Movements in Western Europe (Princeton) and The Netherlands: Negotiating Sovereignty in an Interdependent World.

One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1998 "Rochon has written an important book that is a very welcome contribution to the scholarly discourse on movements and culture, particularly because it focuses on the cultural effects of movement activities... This book is a 'must' for scholars in the field of cultural studies."--American Journal of Sociology "This well-documented and well-illustrated book presents a new theoretical framework that increases understanding of the processes of cultural change and makes a significant contribution to the literature. Highly recommended."--E-Streams

• List of Figures List of Tables Preface Data Sources PART ONE: Theoretical Perspective CHAPTER ONE Adaptation in Human Communities CHAPTER TWO Critical Communities and Movements CHAPTER THREE The Acceptance of New Cultural Values PART TWO: Microfoundations CHAPTER FOUR The Creation of Solidarity CHAPTER FIVE Political Engagement PART THREE: Social and Political Structures CHAPTER SIX Diffusion of Change in Society CHAPTER SEVEN Political and Social Alliances CHAPTER EIGHT Advancing Our Understanding of Cultural Change References Index