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A PEOPLES HISTORY OF RIOTS PROTEST AND THE LAW ...

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 social classes. Beginning with struggles for democracy and control of the
state in Athens and ancient Rome  this book traces the common threads of resistance through the
Middle Ages in Europe and into the modern age. As classes change so does the composition of the
protestors and the goals of their movements  the one common factor being how groups can
mobilise to resist unbearable oppression  thereby developing a crowd consciousness that widens
their political horizons and demonstrates the possibility of overthrowing the existing order.
To appreciate the roots and motivations of these so-called deviants the author argues that we
need to listen to the sound of the crowd. This book will be of interest to researchers of
social movements  protests and riots across sociology  history and international relations.

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