Nonviolent revolutions : civil resistance in the late 20th century

Nepstad, Sharon Erickson

Nonviolent revolutions : civil resistance in the late 20th century text Sharon Erickson Nepstad - Oxford Oxford University Press 2011 - 178p. Pbk

Includes bibliographical references and index.



Nonviolent power and revolutionary change -- Nonviolent uprisings against socialist regimes -- The Tiananmen tragedy and the failed Chinese uprising -- The collapse of the East German State -- Nonviolent uprisings against military regimes -- Panama's struggle for democracy -- Ousting Chile's general pinochet -- Nonviolent uprisings against personal dictatorships -- Kenyan resistance to Daniel Arap Moi -- The Philippines' "bloodless revolution" -- Conclusion : how civil resistance works.

9780199778218

2011015264


Government, Resistance to - History - 20th century
Revolutions - History - 20th century

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