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Riots: An International Comparison
Moran, Matthew, Waddington, David
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Description for Riots: An International Comparison
Hardcover. Num Pages: 225 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 221 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
The past ten years have been marked by a series of high profile and heavily mediatised riots across the globe. From the overspill of racial tensions in Sydney to anti-police riots in London, democratic societies have witnessed powerful and costly outbursts of anger and violence. But what are the causes of these large-scale episodes of collective disorder? Do they share common features? And what can they tell us about the nature and significance of riots more broadly?
In this book, the authors address these questions and more with a wide-ranging comparative study of rioting in five countries (Australia, England, France, ... Read more
The past ten years have been marked by a series of high profile and heavily mediatised riots across the globe. From the overspill of racial tensions in Sydney to anti-police riots in London, democratic societies have witnessed powerful and costly outbursts of anger and violence. But what are the causes of these large-scale episodes of collective disorder? Do they share common features? And what can they tell us about the nature and significance of riots more broadly?
In this book, the authors address these questions and more with a wide-ranging comparative study of rioting in five countries (Australia, England, France, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137571304
SKU
V9781137571304
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99-15
About Moran, Matthew, Waddington, David
Matthew Moran is Senior Lecturer in International Security in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London, UK. He is the author of The Republic and the Riots: Exploring Urban Violence in French Suburbs, 2005-2007. David Waddington is Professor of Communications and Head of the Communication and Computing Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. He is author of ... Read more
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