{"title":"Benjamin Abrams","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBenjamin Abrams\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful works that delve into the dynamics of society and education. His titles, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Rise of the Masses\u003c\/em\u003e, explore social developments with a thoughtful and analytical lens, making them valuable resources for readers interested in understanding the forces shaping modern communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e category, Abrams' writings provide clear, well-researched perspectives that invite reflection on cultural and educational trends. His books are ideal for those seeking to broaden their knowledge and engage critically with contemporary social issues.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-rise-of-the-masses-by-benjamin-abrams-9780226826837","title":"The Rise of the Masses","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn insightful examination of how intersecting individual motivations and social structures mobilise spontaneous mass protests.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBetween 15 and 26 million Americans participated in protests surrounding the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and others as part of the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, which is only one of the most recent examples of an immense mobilisation of citizens around a cause. In \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of the Masses\u003c\/i\u003e, sociologist Benjamin Abrams addresses why and how people spontaneously protest, riot, and revolt en masse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile most uprisings of such a scale require tremendous resources and organising, this book focuses on cases where people with no connection to organised movements take to the streets, largely of their own accord. Looking to the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, and the Black Lives Uprising, as well as the historical case of the French Revolution, Abrams lays out a theory of how and why massive mobilisations arise without the large-scale planning that usually goes into staging protests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnalysing a breadth of historical and regional cases that provide insight into mass collective behaviour, Abrams draws on first-person interviews and archival sources to argue that people organically mobilise when a movement speaks to their pre-existing dispositions and when structural and social conditions make it easier to get involved—what Abrams terms affinity-convergence theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShedding a light on the drivers behind large spontaneous protests, \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of the Masses\u003c\/i\u003e offers a significant theory that could help predict movements to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47428311056620,"sku":"9780226826837","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226826837.jpg?v=1774497074"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/benjamin-abrams.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}