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Press, Robert M.,

Ripples of Hope Robert M. Press. - 1 online resource (327 pages) : illustrations, map ; - Protest and social movements ; 4 . - Protest and social movements ; 4. Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-315) and index.

Introduction ; Resisting repression without violence -- Sierra Leone. Students shake the pillars of power ; 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.

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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.

ISBN: 9789048525157 9048525152

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Nonviolence--Africa--Case studies.
Protest movements--Africa--Case studies.
Social movements--Africa--Case studies.
Government, Resistance to--Africa--Case studies.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: JC328.3 / .P747 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 323