CONTENIDO: What's the Problem?. -- What Are They Shouting About?. -- Lineaments of Contention. -- Comparisons, Mechanisms, and Episodes. -- Tentative Solutions. -- Mobilization in Comparative Perspective. -- Contentious Action. -- Transformations of Contention. -- Applications and Conclusions. -- Revolutionary Trajectories. -- Nationalism, National Disintegration, and Contention. -- Contentious Democratization. -- Conclusions. Incluye bibliografía (p. 349-370) e índice.