The Language of Contention: Revolutions in Words, 1688-2012

by Sidney Tarrow

Book Overview

This book examines the relations between the material and political bases of contentious politics and the construction, diffusion and endurance of contentious language. Beginning with the language of revolution developed from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries, it examines contentious language at work, in gender and race relations and in nationalist and ethnic movements. It closes with an examination of emotions in contentious politics, reflecting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107693284
• ISBN13: 9781107693289
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.3"