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Kurt Schock - Civil Resistance Today - 9780745682679 - V9780745682679
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Civil Resistance Today

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From Gandhi?s salt march to the US civil rights movement and Occupy Wall Street, nonviolent campaigns to promote democracy, human rights and social justice have long played an important transformative role in local, national and global politics. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 328.

From Gandhi's salt march to the US civil rights movement and Occupy Wall Street, nonviolent campaigns to promote democracy, human rights and social justice have long played an important transformative role in local, national and global politics. Some have succeeded, some have failed; but nonviolent action remains a very effective means of achieving significant social and political change.

In this authoritative book Kurt Schock expertly guides readers through the changing terrain of nonviolent struggle, exploring the historical roots and development of modern civil resistance and its proliferation in recent decades. Discussing movements against economic and social injustice as well as ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745682679
SKU
V9780745682679
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Kurt Schock
Kurt Schock is Associate Professor of Sociology and Global Affairs at Rutgers University.

Reviews for Civil Resistance Today
"Civil Resistance Today provides the most comprehensive overview available of the issues and approaches in the burgeoning field of strategic nonviolent action. Ideal for classroom use and for anyone who wants to better understand the history and dynamics of this growing phenomenon of popular mass mobilizations for social justice and political freedom." Stephen Zunes, University of San Francisco

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