Economic and Political Contention in Comparative Perspective

by Charles Tilly and Maria Kousis

Book Overview

European and American specialists in economic and political processes move beyond earlier debates to look seriously, systematically, and innovatively at social change and protest, with particular attention to the influence of economic change and variation on contentious politics. The essays take up two widely recognized but much contested questions in contentious politics: how threats and opportunities faced by potential participants in joint political...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594510741
• ISBN13: 9781594510748
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"