Power/Resistance: Local Politics and the Chaotic State

by Andrew Kirby

Presents a theory that demonstrates the importance of the local state as a place of resistance to state control over everyday life. This work also presents studies of gun-control ordinances, gay political action, and the Mexican-American borderlands. It is useful for those concerned with state-society relations, collective action, and resistance.

179 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1993