Introduction : from political opportunity structures to strategic interaction / James M. Jasper
Peasant revolts in the French Revolution / Jack A. Goldstone
Rural social movements in Nicaragua / Anthony W. Pereira
Human rights in Argentina / Amy Risley
Rural unions in Brazil / John L. Hammond
The civil rights movement / Francesca Polletta
The women's movement / John D. Skrentny
Gay and lesbian liberation / Adam Isaiah Green
The U.S. movement for peace in Central America / James M. Jasper
Opportunity knocks : the trouble with political opportunity and what you can do about it / Edwin Amenta and Drew Halfmann
Sensing and seizing opportunities : how contentious actors and strategies emerge / Christian Bröer and Jan Willem Duyvendak
Eventful protest, global conflicts : social mechanisms in the reproduction of protest / Donatella della Porta
Conclusion : are protestors opportunists? : fifty tests / Jeff Goodwin.