Silence and Voice in the Study of Contentious Politics (Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: September 17, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780521001557
Subjects: Political economy; Political science & theory; Sociology, Social Studies; Politics / Current Events; Democratization; Revolutions; Political Science; Politics/International Relations; History & Theory - Radical Thought; Economic Conditions; Political Science / General; Social movements; Ethnic conflict
First sentence: On the morning of April 2, 1993, a small group of labor organizers from the West German metalworker union, IG Metall, stand shivering in the dark outside a Siemens plant in the East German city of Rostock, passing out leaflets to the morning shift as it enters the plant.