Social Movements and Their Supporters: The Green Shirts in England

Product Description


A study of the interwar Green Shirt movement, the only British example of an antiwar, mixed-sex youth movement which became a uniformed political organization, drawing on interviews with former members. Explores the reasons why people join social movements, and what keeps them involved, casting new light on the concepts of commitment, charisma, and affiliation in social movements. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.


About the Author


Mark Drakeford is Lecturer in Social Policy and applied Social Studies at University of Wales College of Cardiff.