"Today's new direct action campaigns require a new, down-to-earth guide to effective campaigning. George Lakey's How We Win is that timely guide. The Women's March of January 21, 2017, was estimated at four million people - the largest assembly of activist protest in U.S. histor…
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"Today's new direct action campaigns require a new, down-to-earth guide to effective campaigning. George Lakey's How We Win is that timely guide. The Women's March of January 21, 2017, was estimated at four million people - the largest assembly of activist protest in U.S. histor…
"This volume brings together distinguished scholars and esteemed practitioners from around the world to reflect on and present empirical case studies that expose the political, social, and psychological underpinnings of the paradox of repression"--
"Political repression often paradoxically fuels rather than undermines popular movements and resistance. When authorities respond to strategic nonviolent action with intimidation, coercion, and violence, they often undercut their own legitimacy, precipitating significant reforms…
Political repression often paradoxically fuels popular movements rather than undermining resistance. When authorities respond to strategic nonviolent action with intimidation, coercion, and violence, they often undercut their own legitimacy, precipitating significant reforms or …
Political repression often paradoxically fuels rather than undermines popular movements and resistance. When authorities respond to strategic nonviolent action with intimidation, coercion, and violence, they often undercut their own legitimacy, precipitating significant reforms …
This volume brings together distinguished scholars and esteemed practitioners from around the world to reflect on and present empirical case studies that expose the political, social, and psychological underpinnings of the paradox of repression.--description provided by publishe…
Bayard Rustin, the famed openly-gay African American organiser, taught Martin Luther King, Jr. strategies of non-violence during the Montgomery Bus Boycott, thereby launching the birth of the Civil Rights Movement. This text showcases the extraordinary career of this black gay c…
In 1956 Bayard Rustin taught Martin Luther King Jr. strategies of nonviolence during the Montgomery Bus Boycott, thereby launching the civil rights movement. Widely acclaimed as a founding father of modern black protest, Rustin reached international notoriety in 1963 as the open…
Bayard Rustin, the famed openly-gay African American organizer, taught Martin Luther King, Jr strategies of non-violence during the Montgomery Bus Boycott, thereby launching the birth of the Civil Rights Movement. This text showcases the extraordinary career of this black gay ci…
In this book, the author discusses Gandhi’s creative use of ascetic practice, particularly his practice of celibacy, for nonviolent activism.
On June 5, 2002, fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Smart, the daughter of a close-knit Mormon family, was taken from her home in the middle of the night by a religious fanatic. Held captive by him and his wife, Elizabeth suffered daily physical and emotional abuse. Rescued nine months…