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This article examines the popular character of the Guerra Chiquita of 1879-1880, focusing on various forms of participation among Afro-Cubans, and slaves in particular. It argues that the significant presence of people of color as leaders of the insurgency, along with the withdrawal of support from some elite white sectors, signals the beginning of a transformation in the Cuban nationalist struggle from a political upheaval to a broader movement for social change

Aim and scope of the book -- The origins of climate change research and assumptions within the field -- The role of theory and case studies in social science: means to understanding institutions and contextualising instruments -- The complex of issues influencing action on climate change: examples from forestry and multi-level cases -- Why knowledge is not enough: limits to communication and learning -- Why understanding stakeholder participation requires understanding power and institutions -- Understanding environment, society, and scale: why outcomes of the same types of measures are not the same everywhere, and local level is not only local -- Conclusion: implications of an institutional understanding.