Acts of Dissent New Developments in the Study of Protest |
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| Author:
| Rucht, Dieter
Koopmans, Ruud
Niedhardt, Friedhelm |
| Contribution by:
| Beissinger, Mark R.
Crishock, Louis J.
Ekiert, Grzegorz
Fillieule, Olivier
Gentile, Pierre
Hocke, Peter
Kubik, Jan
McCarthy, John D.
McPhail, Clark
Olivier, Johan
Olzak, Susan
Schweingruber, David
Smith, Jackie
Tarrow, Sidney |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8476-9856-1 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1999 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $153.00 |
Book Description:
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Although living conditions have improved throughout history, protest, at least in the last few decades, seems to have increased to the point of becoming a normal phenomenon in modern societies. Contributors to this volume examine how and why this is the case and argue that although problems such as poverty, hunger, and violations of democratic rights may have been reduced in advanced Western societies, a variety of other problems and opportunities have emerged and multiplied the...
More DescriptionAlthough living conditions have improved throughout history, protest, at least in the last few decades, seems to have increased to the point of becoming a normal phenomenon in modern societies. Contributors to this volume examine how and why this is the case and argue that although problems such as poverty, hunger, and violations of democratic rights may have been reduced in advanced Western societies, a variety of other problems and opportunities have emerged and multiplied the reasons and possibilities for protest.