{"product_id":"explosive-conflict-9781032157702","title":"Explosive Conflict","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis sequel to Randall Collins' world-influential micro-sociology of violence introduces the question of time-dynamics: what determines how long conflict lasts and how much damage it does. Inequality and hostility are not enough to explain when and where violence breaks out. Time-dynamics are the time-bubbles when people are most nationalistic; the hours after a protest starts when violence is most likely to happen. Ranging from the three months of nationalism and hysteria after 9\/11 to the assault on the Capitol in 2021, Randall Collins shows what makes some protests more violent than others and why some revolutions are swift and non-violent tipping-points while others devolve into lengthy civil wars. Winning or losing are emotional processes, continuing in the era of computerized war, while high-tech spawns terrorist tactics of hiding in the civilian population and using cheap features of the Internet as substitutes for military organization. Nevertheless, \u003cem\u003eExplosive Conflict\u003c\/em\u003e offers some optimistic discoveries on clues to mass rampages and heading off police atrocities, with practical lessons from time-dynamics of violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is a major contribution to Collins’ influential theories of violence. It has a breadth and novelty of argument that can’t be found elsewhere.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-- Ralph Schroeder, Oxford University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Collins offers a fresh and provocative perspective on the sociology of violence and grand theory.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Elijah Anderson, Yale University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Collins offers a way forward for sociology free of moralizing, doctrine, and prejudice that infects the work of others. Although instructors of a very wide range of courses teach Collins’s many books, this book is clearly a great choice for courses on sociological theory, historical sociology, political sociology, sociology of violence and conflict, and courses on public order\/crowds\/movements.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Anthony King, University of Warwick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Emergent and Self-Propelling Conflicts, Part 1. Time-Dynamics, 1 C-Escalation and D-Escalation: A Theory of the Time-Dynamics of Conflict, 2 Time-Bubbles of Nationalism, 3 Tipping Point Revolutions and State Breakdown Revolutions: Why Revolutions Succeed or Fail, 4 Time-Dynamics of Violence from Micro to Macro, Part 2. The Eye of the Needle: Emotional Processes, 5 Material Interests Are Ambiguous, So Interaction Rituals Steer Political Movements, 6 Mood-Swings in the Downfall of the English Revolution, 7 When History Holds Its Breath: The Take-Off of the French Revolution, 8 Assault on the Capitol: 2021, 1917, 1792, Part 3. War and Sport: Dynamics of Winning, Losing, and Stalemate, 9 The Micro-Sociology of Sport, 10 Battle Dynamics: Victory and Defeat, 11 High-Tech War in Theory and Reality, 12 Terrorist Tactics: Symbiosis with High-tech, Part 5. Violence in Everyday Life, 13 Emotional Domination and Resistance to Sexual Aggression, 14 Clues to Mass Rampage Killers, 15 Cool-Headed Cops Needed (and Cool Heads on the Street): Heart-Rate Monitors Can Help, Conclusion: Optimistic Discoveries in the Sociology of Violence","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866295742807,"sku":"9781032157702","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032157702.jpg?v=1722277997","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/explosive-conflict-9781032157702","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}