American Militias: State-level Variations in Militia ActivitiesAnnotation Quantitatively analyzing militia activity in the United States on a state-by-state level, Freilich (sociology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice) represents the major hypotheses of the birth of the movement in terms of separate variables, seeking to explain differentiated levels of activity among states during the years 1994 and 1995. He finds no support for resource mobilization theory or economic interaction theory in terms of militia formation, suggesting that the cultural thesis fits the data set better. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com). |
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Structure and Ideology of the Militia Movement | 11 |
Social Movement Theories and the Rise of | 31 |
Explaining Higher Levels of Militia Related | 79 |
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