The Crowd in contemporary Britain
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The Crowd in contemporary Britain
Sage, 1987
- pbk
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
In the years of post-war prosperity in Britain, the crowd played little part in public life. However, in 1981 a new era was opened by the renewed outbreak of major crowd disorders starting in the London suburb of Brixton within five miles of the seat of British government. What is the explanation for this resurgence of the crowd? What will be its impact upon British society? These questions are the subject of this thoroughly researched, scientific study of the crowd. Although it focuses on events in Britain during the 1980s, its purpose is to understand the underlying nature of the crowd as a phenomenon.
Table of Contents
Foreword - Lord Scarman
The Crowd in Context - George Gaskell and Robert Benewick
Violent Disorders in Twentieth Century Britain - Eric Dunning, Patrick Murphy, Tim Newburn and Ivan Waddington
Street Life, Ethnicity and Social Policy - John Edwards, Robin Oakley and Sean Carey
Front Line Supervision in the British Police Service - Michael Chatterton
Flashpoints of Public Disorder - David Waddington, Karen Jones and Chas Chritcher
The Peaceful Crowd - Robert Benewick and Robert Holton
Crowd Solidarity and the Pope's Visit to Britain
The Crowd and Community - Geraint Parry, George Moyser and Margaret Wagstaffe
Context, Content and Aftermath
Sources for the Study of Recent Crowd Events - John Stevenson
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