LEADER 03934nam 2200709 a 450 001 9910813770903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-107-18747-8 010 $a1-281-38345-7 010 $a9786611383459 010 $a0-511-61985-5 010 $a0-511-39765-8 010 $a0-511-39688-0 010 $a0-511-39924-3 010 $a0-511-39615-5 010 $a0-511-39840-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000408636 035 $a(EBL)343561 035 $a(OCoLC)476158597 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000235501 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11202873 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000235501 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10254395 035 $a(PQKB)10571225 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511619854 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC343561 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL343561 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10229680 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL138345 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000408636 100 $a20070802d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aReligion and war resistance in the Plowshares movement /$fSharon Erickson Nepstad 210 $aNew York $cCambridge University Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (xxvii, 253 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aCambridge studies in contentious politics 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-71767-1 311 $a0-521-88892-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 239-248) and index. 327 $aIntroduction: Movement challenges and trajectories -- Historical development of the U.S. Plowshares movement -- Tactical legitimation and the theology of resistance -- Sustaining commitment -- Death of a charismatic leader -- Intermittent resistance : the German, Dutch, and Australian Plowshares movements -- Internal tensions and implosion : the Swedish Plowshares movement -- Witnessing or winning? : the British Plowshares movement -- Conclusion: From failed attempts to persistent resistance : understanding divergent movement trajectories -- Appendix A: Survey questionnaire -- Appendix B: List of interviews by author -- Appendix C: Chronological list of Plowshares actions by region. 330 $aAs the nuclear arms race exploded in the 1980s, a group of U.S. religious pacifists used radical nonviolence to intervene. Armed with hammers, they broke into military facilities to pound on missiles and pour blood on bombers, enacting the prophet Isaiah's vision: 'Nations shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.' Calling themselves the Plowshares movement, these controversial activists received long prison sentences; nonetheless, their movement grew and expanded to Europe and Australia. In this book, Sharon Erickson Nepstad documents the emergence and international diffusion of this unique form of high-risk collective action. Drawing on interviews, original survey research, and archival data, Nepstad explains why some Plowshares groups have persisted over time while others have struggled or collapsed. Comparing the U.S. movement with less successful Plowshares groups overseas, Nepstad reveals how decisions about leadership, organization, retention, and cultural adaptations influence movements' long-term trajectories. 410 0$aCambridge studies in contentious politics. 606 $aNonviolence 606 $aAntinuclear movement 606 $aNuclear disarmament 615 0$aNonviolence. 615 0$aAntinuclear movement. 615 0$aNuclear disarmament. 676 $a327.1/747 700 $aNepstad$b Sharon Erickson$01641688 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813770903321 996 $aReligion and war resistance in the Plowshares movement$93985992 997 $aUNINA