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RIOT - A HISTORY OF MOB ACTION IN THE UNITED STATES

NCJ Number
19689
Author(s)
J ARCHER
Date Published
1974
Length
184 pages
Annotation
EXAMINATION OF MOB ACTION FROM COLONIAL DAYS TO THE PRESENT WHICH EXPLORES THE REASONS WHY DISSENT SOMETIMES HAS ESCALATED INTO RIOT AND WHAT THIS ACTION HAS CCOMPLISHED OR FAILED TO ACCOMPLISH.
Abstract
ALSO CONSIDERED IS THE COST IN TERMS OF LIVES, PROPERTY, AND PERSONAL LIBERTY OF THESE RIOTS. AN ALPHABETICAL INDEX IS INCLUDED.

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