TY  - BOOK
AU  - Polletta,Francesca
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - It was like a fever: storytelling in protest and politics 
AV  - GR72.3 .P65 2006eb
U1  - 808.5/43 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - Storytelling
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Communication
KW  - Politics and culture
KW  - Communication in folklore
KW  - Social movements
KW  - Protest movements
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-230) and index; Why stories matter -- "It was like a fever--" : why people protest -- Strategy as metonymy : why activists choose the strategies they do -- Stories and reasons : why deliberation is only sometimes democratic -- Ways of knowing and stories worth telling : why casting oneself as a victim sometimes hurts the cause -- Remembering Dr. King on the House and Senate floor : why movements have the impacts they do -- Conclusion: folk wisdom and scholarly tales; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10402618
ER  -