Contentious Performances
Author | : Charles Tilly |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 2008-08-04 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780521515849 |
ISBN-10 | : 052151584X |
Rating | : 4/5 (4X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Contentious Performances by : Charles Tilly
Download or read book Contentious Performances written by Charles Tilly and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-08-04 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book analyzes popular collective struggles, drawing especially on incomparably rich evidence from Great Britain between 1758 and 1834. Tilly presents a method for describing contentious events, shows how this method yields superior explanations of contentious events, and applies this method to such events in Great Britain from 1758 to 1834.