As long as there have been formal governments, there has been political contention, an interaction between ruler and subjects involving claims and counterclaims, compliance or resistance, cooperation, resignation, condescension, and resentment. Where political studies tend to focus on either those who rule or those who are ruled, the essays in this volume call our attention to the interaction between these forces at the very heart of contentious politics.
Written by prominent scholars of political and social history, these essays introduce us to a variety of political actors: peasants and...
As long as there have been formal governments, there has been political contention, an interaction between ruler and subjects involving claims and cou...
