The logic of political violence [[electronic resource] ] : lessons in reform and revolution / / Craig Rosebraugh
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| Autore: |
Rosebraugh Craig
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| Titolo: |
The logic of political violence [[electronic resource] ] : lessons in reform and revolution / / Craig Rosebraugh
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| Pubblicazione: | Portland, Or., : Arissa Media Group, 2004 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 303.62 |
| Soggetto topico: | Democracy - United States |
| Political violence | |
| Social change | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-272) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: HISTORICAL CONTEXT Cases and Lessons from History; 1. Jewish resistance to genocide in World War II Europe; 2. The civil rights movement in the United States; 3. The movement in the United States against the Vietnam War; 4. The Algerian Revolution: A look at the FLN organization; 5. North Vietnamese strategies during the Vietnam War; 6. The Cuban Revolution; 7. The 1916 Easter Uprising in Ireland; Part II: NONVIOLENCE AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE USED IN PURSUIT OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CHANGE; 8. Theories of nonviolence |
| 9. On political violenceConclusion: Applying historical lessons to current and future pursuits for justice in the United States; References; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Within Westernized societies, particularly the United States, there has been a near-universal acceptance that nonviolent action has been the foundation on which the progress and/or success of political and social justice movements have been built. Yet, contrary to popular belief, political violence has played a crucial role in advancing historic justice struggles. This breakthrough study examines the historic roles that both nonviolence and political violence have played in international social and political movements. The profound and well-researched conclusio |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The logic of political violence |
| ISBN: | 1-936900-17-3 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910459002503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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