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• Coverpage
• Half title page
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Introduction: Puzzling Trends in Waves of Contention
• 2 A New Theory of Political Diffusion: Cognitive Heuristics and Organizational Development
• 3 Organizational Development and Changing Modes of Democratic Contention
• 4 The Tsunami of 1848: Precipitous Diffusion in Inchoate Societies
• 5 The Delayed Wave of 1917–1919: Organizational Leaders as Guides of Targeted Contention
• 6 The Slow but Potent “Third Wave” in South America: The Prevalence of Negotiated Transitions
• 7 Crosscurrents of the Third Wave: Interorganizational Competition and Negotiation in Chile
• 8 Theoretical Conclusions and Comparative Perspectives
• Bibliography
• Name Index
• Subject Index