512 Pages
by
Routledge
512 Pages
by
Routledge
512 Pages
by
Routledge
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'A rich and thoughtful book.' History 'A magnificent empirical resource accompanied by a subtle and powerful framework of interpretation...It is not often that historical scholarship is so effectively harnessed to the sociological imagination.' American Journal of Sociology 'This is a masterpiece of social movement analysis by an author at the peak of his analytical powers making full use of one... Read more
List of Illustrations Preface Introduction Abbreviations Chapter 1: From Mutiny to Mass Mobilization Chapter 2: Contention under a Magnifying Glass Chapter 3: Capital, State, and Class in Britain, 1750-1840 Chapter 4: Wilkes, Gordon, and Popular Vengeance, 1758-1788 Chapter 5: Revolution, War, and Other Struggles, 1789-1815 Chapter 6: State, Class, and Contention, 1816-1827 Chapter 7: Struggle and Reform, 1828-1834 Chapter 8: From Donkeying to Demonstrating Appendix 1: Sources and Methods Appendix 2: Major Acts by the British Government Directly Affecting Popular Association and Collective Action, 1750-1834 References Index
Biography
Charles Tilly
"...a rich and thoughtful book..."History
"Tilly has provided sociologists and historians with a magnificent empirical resource accompanied by a subtle and powerful framework of interpretation . . . It is not often that historical scholarship is so effectively harnessed to the sociological imagination."American Journal of Sociology
"This is a masterpiece of social movement analysis by an author at the peak of his analytical powers making full use of one of the most extensive evidence files available."Mobilization
