Incluye bibliografía.
Introduction Charles Tilly. -- The web of contention in eighteenth-century cities Charles Tilly. -- Revolution and the rural community in the eastern Netherlands Wayne Te Brake. -- Contentious gatherings in Lancashire, England, 1750-1830 Frank Munger. -- Industrialism capitalism, conflict, and working class contention in Lancashire, England, 1842 Brian R. Brown. -- Keeping the navvies in line Samuel Cohn. -- Belgian and French workers in nineteenth-century Roubaix Judy A. Reardon. -- Grapes of wrath Laura L. Frader. -- Women's collective action and feminism in France Louise A. Tilly. -- Conclusion Louise A. Tilly.