ABSTRACT
Despite longstanding traditions of tolerance, inclusion, and democracy in the United States, dissident citizens and social movements have experienced significant and sustained - although often subtle and difficult-to observe - suppression in this country. Using mechanism-based social-movement theory, this book explores a wide range of twentieth century episodes of contention, involving such groups as mid-century communists, the Black Panther Party, the American Indian Movement, and the modern-day globalization movement.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|62 pages
Introduction to the Suppression of Dissent
chapter Chapter One|32 pages
Introduction
chapter Chapter Two|28 pages
The Suppression of Dissent
part II|128 pages
State Modes of Suppression
chapter Chapter Three|14 pages
Direct Violence
chapter Chapter Four|16 pages
Public Prosecutions and Hearings
chapter Chapter Five|14 pages
Employment Deprivation
chapter Chapter Six|18 pages
Surveillance and Break-ins
chapter Chapter Seven|18 pages
Infiltration, “Badjacketing,” and the Use of Agent Provocateurs
chapter Chapter Eight|14 pages
“Black Propaganda” and the Creation of Schism
chapter Chapter Nine|16 pages
Harassment and Harassment Arrests
chapter Chapter Ten|16 pages
Extraordinary Rules and Laws
part III|70 pages
Mass Media and the Suppression of Dissent
chapter Chapter Eleven|18 pages
Mass Media Manipulation
chapter Chapter Twelve|14 pages
Bi-Level Demonization
chapter Chapter Thirteen|22 pages
Mass Media Deprecation
chapter Chapter Fourteen|14 pages
Mass Media Underestimation, False Balance, or Disregard
part IV|48 pages
From Actions to Transactions: The Mechanisms of Suppression