Sharon Erickson Nepstad

Nonviolent Struggle

Theories, Strategies, and Dynamics

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Produktbeschreibung

Nonviolent Struggle provides a comprehensive introduction to civil resistance studies. This book offers a succinct coverage of the philosophy and strategy of nonviolent resistance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 150mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9780199976041
• ISBN-10: 019997604X
• Artikelnr.: 47868718

Autorenporträt

Sharon Erickson Nepstad is Professor of Sociology at the University of New Mexico. She is the author of numerous articles and three books, including: Nonviolent Revolutions: Civil Resistance in the Late 20th Century (2011, Oxford University Press); Religion and War Resistance in the Plowshares Movement (2008, Cambridge University Press); and Convictions of the Soul: Religion, Culture, and Agency in the Central American Solidarity Movement (2004, Oxford University Press).

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables and Figures
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: What Nonviolence Is and What It Is Not
Chapter 2: Religious and Ethical Positions on Violence and Nonviolence
Chapter 3: The Strategy of Nonviolent Resistance
Chapter 4: Types of Nonviolent Action
Chapter 5: Dynamics of Nonviolent Struggles
Chapter 6: Outcomes and Consequences of Nonviolent Struggles
Chapter 7: Armed Forces, Defections, and Nonviolent Change
Chapter 8: The Global Diffusion of Nonviolence
Chapter 9: Future Directions in Civil Resistance Research
Appendix: Discussion Questions
Endnotes
Glossary of Terms
References