Introduction
Abstract Imagine a place with half a million people. Though it has twice the population of Iceland, it is not a country; though it has more inhabitants than Vermont or North Dakota, it is not a state. Though its residents are packed together much more densely than Clevelanders—whom they outnumber—it...
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Oxford University PressNew York, NY
1991
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195072716.003.0001 https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/52531329/isbn-9780195072716-book-part-1.pdf |
| Summary: | Abstract Imagine a place with half a million people. Though it has twice the population of Iceland, it is not a country; though it has more inhabitants than Vermont or North Dakota, it is not a state. Though its residents are packed together much more densely than Clevelanders—whom they outnumber—it is not a city. The residents are forbidden to own weapons; they are punished for peaceful protest. They are mostly destitute, often illiterate. And they are much more heavily policed than the natives of the most oppressive dictatorship. Yet there are continual revolts. As often as several dozen times a year, the residents of one or another “neighborhood” will briefly drive out the forces of the government. |
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