In this Book
- Ripples of Hope: How Ordinary People Resist Repression Without Violence
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: Amsterdam University Press
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
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In Ripples of Hope, Robert M. Press tells the stories of mothers, students, teachers, journalists, attorneys, and manyothers who courageously stood up for freedom and human rights against repressive rulers “ and who helped bring about change through primarily nonviolent means. Global in application and focusing on Kenya, Liberia and Sierra Leone, this tribute to the strength of the human spirit also breaks new ground in social movement theories, showing how people on their own or in small groups can make a difference.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. 15-20
- Part one – Sierra Leone
- 3. Women Help Restore Democracy
- pp. 81-104
- Part two – Liberia
- 5. Nonviolent Resistance in Abeyance
- pp. 151-174
- 6. Peaceful Resistance during a Civil War
- pp. 175-202
- Part three – Kenya
- 7. Individual Resistance against Repression
- pp. 205-232
- 8. Establishing a Culture of Resistance
- pp. 233-264
- Conclusion
- pp. 265-274
- Acknowledgements
- pp. 303-306
- About the Author
- pp. 307-308
- Bibliography
- pp. 309-316
Additional Information
ISBN
9789048525157
Related ISBN(s)
9789089647481
MARC Record
OCLC
1111845243
Pages
320
Launched on MUSE
2019-08-12
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
Creative Commons
CC-BY-NC
Copyright
2014
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