AlthoughacademicshavepaidmuchattentiontocontentiouspoliticsinChinaandelsewhere,researchontheoutcomesofsocialprotests,bothdirectandindirect,innon-democraciesisstilllimited.
Arethereanycommonalitiesbetweensuchphenomenaassoccerhooliganism,sabotagebypeasantsoflandlords'property,roadrage,andeventheeventsofSeptember11?Withstrikinghistoricalscopea