In the last two decades of the twentieth century, a wave of "people
power" movements erupted throughout the nondemocratic world. In
South Africa, the Philippines, Nepal, Thailand, Burma (Myanmar),
China, and elsewhere, mass protest demonstrations, strikes,
boycotts, civil disobedience, and other nonviolent actions were
brought to bear on a rigid political status quo. Kurt Schock
compares the successes of the antiapartheid movement in South
Africa, the people power movement in the Philippines, the
pro-democracy movement in Nepal, and the antimilitary movement in
Thailand with the failures of the pro-democracy movement in China
and the anti-regime challenge in Burma. Schock develops a synthetic
framework that allows him to identify which characteristics
increase the resilience of a challenge to state repression, and
which aspects of a state's relations can he exploited by such a
challenge. By looking at how these methods of protest promoted
regime change in some countries but not in others, this book
provides rare insight into the often overlooked and little
understood power of nonviolent action.
General
Imprint: |
University of Minnesota Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Social Movements, Protest and Contention |
Release date: |
November 2004 |
First published: |
December 2004 |
Authors: |
Kurt Schock
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Dimensions: |
229 x 149 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8166-4193-2 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-8166-4193-5 |
Barcode: |
9780816641932 |
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