Dynamics of contention /

"Over the past two decades the study of social movements, revolution, democratization and other non-routine politics has flourished. And yet research on the topic remains highly fragmented, reflecting the influence of at least three traditional divisions. The first of these reflects the view th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: McAdam, Doug (Author), Tarrow, Sidney G. (Author), Tilly, Charles (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Series:Cambridge studies in contentious politics.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=112590
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. What's the problem?: 1. What are they shouting about?
  • 2. Lineaments of contention
  • 3. Comparisons, mechanisms, and episodes
  • Part II. Tentative solutions: 4. Mobilization in comparative perspective
  • 5. Contentious action
  • 6. Transformations of contention
  • Part III. Applications and conclusions: 7. Revolutionary trajectories
  • 8. Nationalism, national disintegration, and contention
  • 9. Contentious democratization
  • 10. Conclusions.