The Unfinished Revolution: Social Movement Theory and the Gay and Lesbian Movement

Description

The Unfinished Revolution compares the post-Second World War histories of the American and British gay and lesbian movements with an eye toward understanding how distinct political institutional environments affect the development, strategies, goals, and outcomes of a social movement. The two case study chapters function as brief historical sketches that provide an introduction to British and American gay and lesbian history. An appendix provides a useful evaluative summary of common social movement theories. The book will be of value to academics and students of sociology, political science, and history.

Stephen M. Engel is currently a PhD candidate in political science at Yale University and holds degrees from New York University and Wesleyan University. Currently, he is a Fellow at the American Bar Foundation where he continues his research on anti-Court activism in the United States. He has also published in Studies in American Political Development and the Advertising & Society Review.

'... Engel's effort is a worthwhile attempt to test the applicability of social movement theory with the realities of gay and lesbian movement in the UK and the US.' Yi-chun Wang, Sexualities