A People’s History of Riots, Protest and the Law The Sound of the Crowd

A People’s History of Riots, Protest and the Law The Sound of the Crowd / by Matt Clement.

This book examines how movements from below pose challenges to the status quo. The 2010s have seen an explosion of protest movements, sometimes characterised as riots by governments and the media. But these are not new phenomena, rather reflecting thousands of years of conflict between different soc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clement, Matt (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Crime—Sociological aspects.
Criminology.
Terrorism.
Political violence.
Sociology, Urban.
Criminal law.
History, Modern.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Democracy and Protest in the Ancient World
  • Chapter 2. Medieval Riots
  • Chapter 3. Artisans and Citizens: Riots from 1500 - 1700
  • Chapter 4. Custom, Law and Class
  • Chapter 5. 1968: Protest and the Growth of a Critical Criminology (with Vincenzo Scalia)
  • Chapter 6. The 2010s - A Decade of Riot and Protest.

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