The Politics of Collective Violence (Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics) - Hardcover

Tilly, Charles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521824281 ISBN 13: 9780521824286

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

The Politics of Collective Violence This book attempts to explain collective violence and to identify the best ways to mitigate it. Full description

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Review:

'Each chapter leaves the reader with a great deal to think about, and the book as a whole raises questions that Tilly and others will hopefully tackle in the future.' E-Extreme

'... The Politics of Collective Violence is a learned, perspicacious and vivacious book, the product of a scholar with a remarkable historical command, an eye for unusual comparison and a talent for compelling argument ... an important contribution to a burgeoning literature on the sources of conflict and violence.' International Affairs

'[The author's] writing is accessible and entertaining. His theory is elegant and its explanatory power is demonstrated ... through wide-ranging and sophisticated discussions of historical and contemporary cases. the book is worth reading for its treatment of the Rwandan genocide alone.' Political Studies Review

Book Description:

Are there any commonalities between such phenomena as soccer hooliganism, sabotage by peasants of landlords' property, road rage, and even the events of September 11? This book, first published in 2003, attempts to explain collective violence and to identify the best ways to mitigate violence and create democracies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0521824281
• ISBN 13: 9780521824286
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 290