The Politics of Collective Violence

by Charles Tilly

Book Overview

Are there any commonalities between such phenomena as soccer hooliganism, sabotage by peasants of landlords' property, incidents of road rage, and even the events of September 11? With striking historical scope and command of the literature of many disciplines, this book, first published in 2003, seeks the common causes of these events in collective violence. In collective violence, social interaction immediately inflicts physical damage, involves...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521531454
• ISBN13: 9780521531450
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"