Popular Contention in Great Britain, 1758-1834.

@article{Gould1995PopularCI,
  title={Popular Contention in Great Britain, 1758-1834.},
  author={Roger V. Gould and Charles Tilly},
  journal={Contemporary Sociology},
  year={1995},
  volume={25},
  pages={755}
}
Part 1 From mutiny to mass mobilization: contention in 1833 what changed and why? what's at issue? contending ideas common action and shared understanding repertoires of contention insistent questions, possible answers what's to come. Part 2 Contention under a magnifying glass: a change of repertoires problems, sources, methods a calendar of contention numbering the struggles forms of contention, old and new. Part 3 Capital, state and class in Britain, 1750-1840: proletarians, landlords and… Expand
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