Acts of Dissent: New Developments in the Study of Protest

by Ruud Koopmans, Friedhelm Niedhardt, Dieter Rucht

Book Overview

Although living conditions have improved throughout history, protest, at least in the last few decades, seems to have increased to the point of becoming a normal phenomenon in modern societies. Contributors to this volume examine how and why this is the case and argue that although problems such as poverty, hunger, and violations of democratic rights may have been reduced in advanced Western societies, a variety of other problems and opportunities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847698572
• ISBN13: 9780847698578
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.9"