Ripples of Hope: How Ordinary People Resist Repression Without Violence

In Ripples of Hope, Robert M. Press tells the stories of mothers, students, teachers, journalists, attorneys, and many others 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 a...

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Main Author: Press, Robert M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press [2015]
Series:Protest and Social Movements
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Summary:In Ripples of Hope, Robert M. Press tells the stories of mothers, students, teachers, journalists, attorneys, and many others 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
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Okt 2018)
Physical Description:1 online resource 1 halftone
ISBN:9789048525157
DOI:10.1515/9789048525157

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