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UNISA996379046403316 |
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Autore |
Press Robert M. |
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Titolo |
Ripples of Hope / Robert M. Press |
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Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (327 pages) : illustrations, 1 map |
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Collana |
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Protest and social movements ; ; 4 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Nonviolence - Africa |
Protest movements - Africa |
Social movements - Africa |
Government, Resistance to - Africa |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-315) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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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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