{"product_id":"contentious-politics-revised-9780190255053","title":"Contentious Politics (Revised)","description":"Revolutions, social movements, religious and ethnic conflict, nationalism and civil rights, and transnational movements: these forms of contentious politics combine in Charles Tilly's and Sidney Tarrow's \u003cem\u003eContentious Politics\u003c\/em\u003e. The authors present a set of analytical tools and procedures for study, comparison, and explanation of these very different sorts of contention. Drawing on many historical and contemporary cases, the book shows that similar principles describe and explain a wide variety of struggles as well as many more routine forms of politics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis fully revised and updated edition explores some of the major contentious events that have taken place since the original book was published in 2007, including the Occupy movement in the United States, the campaign for free elections in the city of Hong Kong, insurrections against Middle Eastern dictatorships, and armed conflicts on the border of the former Soviet Union. Comprehensive and empirically rich, \u003cem\u003eContentious Politics, 2nd edition\u003c\/em\u003e remains a valuable resource for developing a more nuanced understanding of modern social movements and political conflicts for students and scholars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles Tilly\u003c\/strong\u003e was Joseph L. Buttenweiser Professor of Social Science at Columbia University, and before his death in 2008 was the author of \u003cem\u003eIdentities and Social Ties\u003c\/em\u003e (Paradigm 2005), \u003cem\u003eTrust and Rule \u003c\/em\u003e(Cambridge 2005), \u003cem\u003eDemocracy\u003c\/em\u003e (Cambridge 2007), and \u003cem\u003eContentious Performances\u003c\/em\u003e (Cambridge 2008). He was the first winner of the Albert Hirschman prize for distinguished contributions to the social sciences from the Social Science Research Council. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSidney Tarrow\u003c\/strong\u003e is Maxwell M. Upson Emeritus Professor of Government and Visiting Professor of Law at Cornell University. His latest books are \u003cem\u003eStrangers at the Gates: Movements and States in Contentious Politics \u003c\/em\u003e(Cambridge 2012), \u003cem\u003eThe Language of Contention: Revolutions in Words, 1789-2012\u003c\/em\u003e (Cambridge 2013) and \u003cem\u003eWar, States, and Contention\u003c\/em\u003e (Cornell 2015). He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Science and a holder of the John McCarthy Prize for Social Movement Scholarship.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50318198735122,"sku":"9780190255053","price":57.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fa34fee0-7710-4d9d-b79e-c78d52821fca.jpg?v=1727550764","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/contentious-politics-revised-9780190255053","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}