Val Moghadam has given us the gift we have all been waiting for: a sensible, manageable introduction to social movements in our globalizing world. Plus, she uses a reader-friendly style all too rare in the social sciences. Her own considerable expertise in this area does not get in the way of the big picture.

James M. Jasper, author of The Art of Moral Protest

Moghadam provides a highly accessible and thorough analysis of the most challenging conflicts in the world-system—gender inequality and religious fundamentalism. This excellent synthesis of literature on globalization, social movements, and conflict will be valuable for students and scholars alike.

Jackie Smith, University of Pittsburgh

Moghadam's timely and innovative study begins with the observation that while globalization has political, economic, and cultural aspects, its neoliberal capitalist dimension has brought devastating effects of exclusion by increasing inequality of class, gender, and race. Deeply insightful and highly readable, this book will become a classic among scholars as easily as it will find a home in the classroom.

Jillian Schwedler, University of Massachusetts at Amherst

The author presents a detailed discussion of the different types of Islamist groups, how the women's movement sees different frames and collective action repertoires, and how international and global processes of social, political, and economic change influence all of these. Recommended.

Choice Reviews

Moghadam's new book continues in . . . furthering our understanding of the connections between the process of globalization and social movement activity. . . . I applaud Moghadam's ability to draw clear connections among distinct globalizations processes. . . . Social movement scholars would do well to read this timely and theoretically pertinent book. . . . It would be an excellent book for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in international studies, political science, sociology, anthropology, history, or women's and gender studies programs.

Mobilization

Val Moghadam has delivered a panoramic view of global social movements today, drawing on her unparalleled studies of Islamism, transnational feminisms, and the global justice movement. We are all in her debt, progressive scholars and inquisitive activists alike.

John Foran, University of California at Santa Barbara