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While many studies of domestic collective violence, especially of the black riots of the 1960s, emphasize the causes of violence, James Button's is a major investigation of the consequences of violence. He not only analyzes how and to what extent the national government responded to the black urban riots, but he also moves toward a theoretical defi



Table of Contents
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*List of Tables, pg. viii*List of Diagrams, pg. x*Preface, pg. xi*List of Abbreviations, pg. xiii*CHAPTER I. The Urban Riots as Collective Violence: What Were the Political Consequences?, pg. 1*CHAPTER II. OEO: The "Fire-Brigade" Approach to Riots, pg. 24*CHAPTER III. HUD and HEW: The Case of Moderate Response, pg. 58*CHAPTER IV. Justice and Defense: From Riot Prevention to Riot Control, pg. 107*CHAPTER V. Toward a Theory of the Political Impact of Collective Violence, pg. 156*Appendix 1, pg. 180*Appendix 2, pg. 192*Appendix 3, pg. 196*Notes, pg. 199*Selected Bibliography, pg. 232*Index, pg. 241

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 08/03/2015
      ISBN13: 9780691616179, 978-0691616179
      ISBN10: 0691616175
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      While many studies of domestic collective violence, especially of the black riots of the 1960s, emphasize the causes of violence, James Button's is a major investigation of the consequences of violence. He not only analyzes how and to what extent the national government responded to the black urban riots, but he also moves toward a theoretical defi



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*List of Tables, pg. viii*List of Diagrams, pg. x*Preface, pg. xi*List of Abbreviations, pg. xiii*CHAPTER I. The Urban Riots as Collective Violence: What Were the Political Consequences?, pg. 1*CHAPTER II. OEO: The "Fire-Brigade" Approach to Riots, pg. 24*CHAPTER III. HUD and HEW: The Case of Moderate Response, pg. 58*CHAPTER IV. Justice and Defense: From Riot Prevention to Riot Control, pg. 107*CHAPTER V. Toward a Theory of the Political Impact of Collective Violence, pg. 156*Appendix 1, pg. 180*Appendix 2, pg. 192*Appendix 3, pg. 196*Notes, pg. 199*Selected Bibliography, pg. 232*Index, pg. 241

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