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A People´s History of Riots, Protest and the Law: The Sound of the Crowd
Matt Clement
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Description for A People´s History of Riots, Protest and the Law: The Sound of the Crowd
Hardback. Num Pages: 242 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; HBTV; JHB; JKV; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
This book examines how movements from below pose challenges to the status quo. The 2010s have seen an explosion of protest movements, sometimes characterised as riots by governments and the media. But these are not new phenomena, rather reflecting thousands of years of conflict between different social classes. Beginning with struggles for democracy and control of the state in Athens and ancient Rome, this book traces the common threads of resistance through the Middle Ages in Europe and into the modern age. As classes change so does the composition of the protestors and the goals of their movements; ... Read more
This book examines how movements from below pose challenges to the status quo. The 2010s have seen an explosion of protest movements, sometimes characterised as riots by governments and the media. But these are not new phenomena, rather reflecting thousands of years of conflict between different social classes. Beginning with struggles for democracy and control of the state in Athens and ancient Rome, this book traces the common threads of resistance through the Middle Ages in Europe and into the modern age. As classes change so does the composition of the protestors and the goals of their movements; ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
225
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137527509
SKU
V9781137527509
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Ref
99-15
About Matt Clement
Matt Clement is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Winchester, UK. He is an active socialist and has previously worked as a teacher, community worker and in youth justice. He has previously researched contemporary riots, knife crime and anti-austerity movements in Britain and Europe.
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