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The politics of collective violence / Charles Tilly.

Title
The politics of collective violence / Charles Tilly.
Author
Tilly, Charles
Publication
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

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Description
xii, 276 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
Are there any commonalities between such phenomena as soccer hooliganism, sabotage by peasants of landlord's property, and even the recent events of September 11? This book attempts to explain collective violence and to identify the best ways to mitigate it.
Series Statement
Cambridge studies in contentious politics
Uniform Title
Cambridge studies in contentious politics
Subject
  • Violence
  • Political violence
  • Collective behavior
  • Mass Behavior
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-254) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Varieties of violence -- Violence as politics -- Trends, variations, and explanations -- Violent rituals -- Coordinated destruction -- Opportunism -- Brawls -- Scattered attacks -- Broken negotiations -- Conclusions.
ISBN
  • 0521824281
  • 0521531454 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2002074067
OCLC
  • 50203934
  • SCSB-11952457
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library