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Riot City: Protest and Rebellion in the Capital

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Riot City: Protest and Rebellion in the Capital
Cover of the first edition
AuthorClive Bloom
LanguageEnglish
SubjectsPolitics of London, protest movements, political activism
Set inLondon
PublishedBasingstoke
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Publication date
2012
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Pages185
ISBN9781137029355
303.6230942109051

Riot City: Protest and Rebellion in the Capital is a 2012 book by British academic, broadcaster and author, Clive Bloom. The book deals with the history of protest movements in London and political radicalism in the capital.

Background

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Clive Bloom is an Emeritus Professor of English and American studies at Middlesex University. The book examines the rebellion in the city, particularly examining radical political movements. It investigates Occupy London, the 2010 United Kingdom student protests alongside historic movements. Bloom writes that 'protest is the raw and vital edge of being a Londoner'.[1]

Reception

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Chris Gilson, from the London School of Economics and Political Science wrote that the book was a 'timely work',[2] while the book was also reviewed in the Financial Times,[1] and The Spectator.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rage and reformation". Financial Times. 3 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Book Review: Riot City: Protest and Rebellion in the Capital by Adam Dinham – LSE Review of Books". lse.ac.uk. 18 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Out on the town". The Spectator. 28 July 2012.
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