Theorizing the Standoff: Contingency in Action

by Robin Wagner-Pacifici and Wagner-Pacifici, Robin Erica Wagner-Pacifici, Robin Erica

Book Overview

This book combines original theoretical analysis with real life case studies to examine the nature of the standoff. Starting with the standoffs of Wounded Knee, MOVE, Ruby Ridge, Waco, Freeman of Montana, Tupac Amaru, Republic of Texas, the author explores the archetypal patterns of human action and cognition that move us into and out of these highly charged situations and seeks to theorize the contingency of all such moments. As an emergency situation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521654793
• ISBN13: 9780521654791
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"