| Courageous Resistance: The Power of Ordinary People 2007 Edition Contributor(s): Thalhammer, K. (Author), O'Loughlin, P. (Author), McFarland, S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403984980 ISBN-13: 9781403984982 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: During times of grave injustice, some individuals, groups, and organizations courageously resist maltreatment of all people, regardless of their backgrounds. Courageous resisters have assisted others in such locales as Nazi-controlled Europe throughout the 1930s and 40s, Argentina during the "Dirty War" of the 1970s, Rwanda in the 1990s genocide and Iraqi prisons in recent years. Using these and other case studies, this book introduces readers to the broad spectrum of courageous resistance and provides a framework for analyzing the factors that motivate and sustain opposition to human rights violations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy - Political Science | Human Rights - Political Science | Ngos (non-governmental Organizations) |
| Dewey: 172.1 |
| LCCN: 2007002656 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.60 lbs) 210 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: During times of injustice, some individuals or groups courageously resist maltreatment of all people, regardless of backgrounds. Using various case studies, this book introduces readers to the broad spectrum of courageous resistance and provides a framework for analyzing the factors that motivate and sustain opposition to human rights violations. |