Ripples of Hope Robert M. Press.
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TextSeries: Protest and social movements ; 4Publisher: Amsterdam University Press, Manufacturer: Project MUSE, Description: 1 online resource (327 pages) : illustrations, mapISBN: 9789048525157; 9048525152Subject(s): Nonviolence -- Africa -- Case studies | Protest movements -- Africa -- Case studies | Social movements -- Africa -- Case studies | Government, Resistance to -- Africa -- Case studiesGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 323 LOC classification: JC328.3 | .P747 2015Online resources: Full text available: | Item type | Current library | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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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.
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