Press, Robert M., <br/><br/>
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. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-315) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789048525157 9048525152 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Nonviolence--Africa--Case studies.<br/>Protest movements--Africa--Case studies.<br/>Social movements--Africa--Case studies.<br/>Government, Resistance to--Africa--Case studies.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books. 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JC328.3  / .P747 2015 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>323