TY  - BOOK
AU  - Polletta,Francesca
TI  - It was like a fever : storytelling in protest and politics 
SN  - 9780226673769
AV  - GR72.3 .P65 2006
U1  - 808.543 23
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
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
ER  -