'Public order in a modern society is fragile - and is vulnerable to ill-considered government policies. In Contemporary Issues in Public Disorder Waddington constructs a powerful indictment of the callous incompetence of the Thatcher administrations in the field of law and order. This book is a major contribution to the literature on civil disorder in the UK.' - John Benyon, University of Leicester'In many respects it is currently the best critical analysis of public disorder ...' - Times Higher

• Introduction, 1. The anatomy of a riot: The `Battle of Trafalgar', 2. Disorderly demonstrations, 3. The American urban riots, 4. The British urban riots, 5. Strike violence, 6. Football hooliganism, 7. The `Troubles' in Northern Ireland, 8. Media representations of public disorder, 9. Contemporary policing and its democratic control, 10. Conclusions

'Public order in a modern society is fragile - and is vulnerable to ill-considered government policies. In Contemporary Issues in Public Disorder Waddington constructs a powerful indictment of the callous incompetence of the Thatcher administrations in the field of law and order. This book is a major contribution to the literature on civil disorder in the UK.' - John Benyon, University of Leicester'In many respects it is currently the best critical analysis of public disorder ...' - Times Higher

• Introduction, 1. The anatomy of a riot: The `Battle of Trafalgar', 2. Disorderly demonstrations, 3. The American urban riots, 4. The British urban riots, 5. Strike violence, 6. Football hooliganism, 7. The `Troubles' in Northern Ireland, 8. Media representations of public disorder, 9. Contemporary policing and its democratic control, 10. Conclusions

'Public order in a modern society is fragile - and is vulnerable to ill-considered government policies. In Contemporary Issues in Public Disorder Waddington constructs a powerful indictment of the callous incompetence of the Thatcher administrations in the field of law and order. This book is a major contribution to the literature on civil disorder in the UK.' - John Benyon, University of Leicester'In many respects it is currently the best critical analysis of public disorder ...' - Times Higher

• Introduction, 1. The anatomy of a riot: The `Battle of Trafalgar', 2. Disorderly demonstrations, 3. The American urban riots, 4. The British urban riots, 5. Strike violence, 6. Football hooliganism, 7. The `Troubles' in Northern Ireland, 8. Media representations of public disorder, 9. Contemporary policing and its democratic control, 10. Conclusions