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Demonstrations are without a doubt the most common form of political expression, more so in democratic nations - where its legitimacy competes, relatively happily, with more conventional forms of participation such as the vote - than in non-democratic countries, where demonstration accompanies attempts to revolt and overthrow.In this book, which includes updated information from the original French version, the authors offer a sociological and historical analysis of this political mode of action, with its norms and rules, its myths and legends, its glorious episodes and its darkest hours. But most of all, beyond a classic interrogation on the place of demonstration in the repertoire of contemporary action and political struggle, Demonstrations is also an analysis of the demonstrators themselves, providing us with insight into their passions and convictions.

Table of Contents
PrefaceIntroductionA New Repertoire of ActionToward a Democracy of Protest?An Event-Based ApproachWhat Drives Demonstrators?The Demonstration in Public SpaceConclusionAppendixBibliography

Demonstrations

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      Publisher Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
      Published 1 February 2013
      ISBN-13 9781552665589
      978-1552665589
      ISBN-10 1552665585

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Demonstrations are without a doubt the most common form of political expression, more so in democratic nations - where its legitimacy competes, relatively happily, with more conventional forms of participation such as the vote - than in non-democratic countries, where demonstration accompanies attempts to revolt and overthrow.In this book, which includes updated information from the original French version, the authors offer a sociological and historical analysis of this political mode of action, with its norms and rules, its myths and legends, its glorious episodes and its darkest hours. But most of all, beyond a classic interrogation on the place of demonstration in the repertoire of contemporary action and political struggle, Demonstrations is also an analysis of the demonstrators themselves, providing us with insight into their passions and convictions.

      Table of Contents
      PrefaceIntroductionA New Repertoire of ActionToward a Democracy of Protest?An Event-Based ApproachWhat Drives Demonstrators?The Demonstration in Public SpaceConclusionAppendixBibliography

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