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Riot City: Protest and Rebellion in the Capital


Riot City: Protest and Rebellion in the Capital

Paperback by Bloom, Clive

Riot City: Protest and Rebellion in the Capital

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ISBN:
9781137029355
Publication Date:
26 Jul 2012
Language:
English
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan
Pages:
185 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 27 May - 1 Jun 2024
Riot City: Protest and Rebellion in the Capital

Description

This follow up to Violent London deals in detail with the story behind the 2010 and 2011 riots both from the perspective of the protesters, rioters and from the point of view of the police and government. Bloom uses reportage, parliamentary, police and security briefings, as well as the voices and theory of modern protest, to tell the story.

Contents

List of Illustrations in the Text Plate Section Acknowledgements Permissions 2000: Preface to Disorder in the Twenty-First Century 2010: Occupy Everything 2010 to 2012: the Constant Threat and the Distant Fear 2010: The Crisis and the Student Riots 2011: The Summer Riots A Cold Wind in August 1668, 1780, 1981: Contexts and Explanations Appendix One: 1968: The Revolutionary Model Redefined Appendix Two: Under this Sign Conquer: The Visible Republic of London Appendix Three: A Little Riotous Chronology Notes Index

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