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Ripples of hope : how ordinary people resist repression without violence / Robert M. Press
(Protest and social movements ; ; 4)
| Material Type | E-Book |
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| Publisher | Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press |
| Year | [2015] |
| Language | English |
| Size | 1 online resource (327 pages) |
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| Media type | 機械可読データファイル |
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| Contents | Introduction Resisting repression without violence Sierra Leone Students shake the pillars of power Radical activism : from seeking regime reform to regime change Women help restore democracy Mass noncooperation helps defeat a violent junta Liberia Nonviolent resistance in abeyance Peaceful resistance during a civil war Kenya Individual resistance against repression Establishing a culture of resistance Conclusion Appendix. Methodology Interviews Comparative levels of repression Chronologies Abbreviations and significant terms |
| Notes | Based on case studies in three African countries and new social movement theory, examines individual and group protests stood up to violence and oppression through mainly nonviolent means Open Access English Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-315) and index Print version record |
| Authors | *Press, Robert M., |
| Subjects | LCSH:Electronic books BSH:Electronic books FREE:Case studies FREE:Africa FREE:Democracy FREE:Freedom FREE:Human rights FREE:Nonviolent resistance FREE:Opportunity FREE:Politics FREE:Social movements LCSH:Government, Resistance to -- Africa -- Case studies All Subject Search LCSH:Social movements -- Africa -- Case studies All Subject Search LCSH:Protest movements -- Africa -- Case studies All Subject Search LCSH:Nonviolence -- Africa -- Case studies All Subject Search FREE:Social interaction FREE:Social issues and processes FREE:Society and culture: general FREE:Society and social sciences Society and social sciences BISACSH:POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights All Subject Search BISACSH:POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights All Subject Search BISACSH:SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General All Subject Search FREE:Government, Resistance to FREE:Nonviolence FREE:Protest movements FREE:Social movements FREE:Soziale Bewegung FREE:Protestbewegung FREE:Gewaltloser Widerstand FREE:Africa FREE:Sierra Leone FREE:Liberia FREE:Kenia |
| Classification | DC22:323 |
| ID | ED00001357 |
| ISBN | 9789048525157 |
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