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Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: Introduction: Understanding Riots -- The Endurance of the Irrationality Thesis of Crowd Behaviour -- Disorderly Criminals -- Depoliticising Collective Disorder -- Multivariate Explanations and the Political Significance of Riots -- 2: The Revised Flashpoints Model of Public Disorder -- The Rationality and Emotionality of Riots -- The Flashpoints Model of Public Disorder -- Related Theoretical Developments -- Introducing the Revised Flashpoints Model -- 3: 'France in Flames': The French Riots of 2005

Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of tables and figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: The approach -- The flashpoints model -- Theories of disorder -- Conceptualizing disorder -- Research procedures -- A preliminary model -- Part one: Demonstrations and disorder -- Introduction -- 1 The Cutlers' Feast demonstration, April 1983 -- Background -- Overview -- Analysis -- Summary -- 2 The NUM rallies in Sheffield, April 1984 -- Background to the first rally -- Overview of the first rally -- After the first rally -- Analysis of the first rally and its aftermath -- Background to the second rally -- Overview of the second rally -- After the second rally -- Analysis of the second rally and its aftermath -- Summary of both rallies -- 3 Understanding demonstrations -- Comparison of case studies -- Vietnam war demonstrations, 1968 -- Southall, 1979 -- Manchester University, March 1985 -- Towards a model of disorder and order at demonstrations -- Part two: Picketing and disorder -- Introduction -- 4 The Hadfields mass picket, February 1980 -- Background -- Overview of events -- Analysis -- Summary -- 5 The picketing of Orgreave, May-June 1984 -- Background -- Overview of events: May -- Overview of events: June -- Analysis -- Summary -- 6 Understanding picketing disorder -- Comparison of case studies -- Industrial disorders 1972-87 -- Towards a model of industrial disorder -- Part three: Community disorders -- Introduction -- 7 The Haymarket, Sheffield, August 1981 -- Background -- Overview -- Analysis -- Summary -- 8 Disorders in Maltby and Grimethorpe, 1984 -- Background: Maltby and Grimethorpe -- Overview: Maltby -- Analysis: Maltby -- Overview: Grimethorpe -- Analysis: Grimethorpe -- Summary: Maltby and Grimethorpe -- 9 Understanding community disorder.

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