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Book SynopsisIn
When Riot Cops Are Not Enough, sociologist Mike King examines the policing, and broader political repression, of the Occupy Oakland movement. King’s active and daily participation in that movement provides a unique insider perspective to illustrate how the Oakland police and city administrators lost the ability to effectively control the movement.
Trade Review"Clear, concise, and compelling,
When Riot Cops Are Not Enough is not only a deep and rich narrative, but an extremely valuable piece of ethnographic research." -- Patrick Gillham * department of sociology, Western Washington University *
"As a piece of public sociology, the book furthers understanding of the policies and the politics of repression and social control." * American Journal of Sociology *
"By charting the tight interplay of resistance and repression that connects the murder of Oscar Grant to the Occupy Movement in Oakland and beyond, Mike King's book provides an essential weapon for our collective arsenal." -- George Ciccariello-Maher * author of We Created Chávez *
"Mike King has produced a fascinating study of the repression of Occupy Oakland. His groundbreaking analysis ?makes sense of one of the most significant political episodes in recent American history. This is a compelling demonstration of what theoretically informed activist research can achieve." -- Andrej Grubacic * author of Living at the Edges of Capitalism *
“Vital, important and compelling, Mike King offers a nuanced accounting of the cat-and-mouse game of social protest and social control. Grounded in the experience of Occupy Oakland,
When Riot Cops Are Not Enough is immensely relevant to the upcoming generation of militant activists, engaged scholars and community police.”
"As a piece of public sociology, the book furthers understanding of the policies and the politics of repression and social control." * American Journal of Sociology *
"Clear, concise, and compelling,
When Riot Cops Are Not Enough is not only a deep and rich narrative, but an extremely valuable piece of ethnographic research." -- Patrick Gillham * department of sociology, Western Washington University *
"By charting the tight interplay of resistance and repression that connects the murder of Oscar Grant to the Occupy Movement in Oakland and beyond, Mike King's book provides an essential weapon for our collective arsenal." -- George Ciccariello-Maher * author of We Created Chávez *
"Mike King has produced a fascinating study of the repression of Occupy Oakland. His groundbreaking analysis makes sense of one of the most significant political episodes in recent American history. This is a compelling demonstration of what theoretically informed activist research can achieve." -- Andrej Grubacic * author of Living at the Edges of Capitalism *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
1 The Commune by the Bay: The Origins of Occupy Oakland
2 From Permits to Storm Troopers: Repression, Social Control, and the Governmentality of Protest
3 The Oakland Commune, Police Violence, and Political Opportunity
4 Legitimation Repression through Depoliticizing It: Federal Coordination, “Health and Safety,” and the November 2011 Occupy Evictions
5 Putting the Occupy Oakland Vigil to Sleep: Anti-Gang Techniques and the Oakland Police Department’s State of Exception
6 The Meshing of Force and Legitimacy in the Repression of Occupy Oakland’s Move-In Day
7 Poison in the Garden: A Spring of Seeds That Never Grew
8 Beyond Control: Fostering Legitimate Counter-Conduct
Notes
References
Index
