| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 178 pages) |
| Series |
Oxford studies in culture and politics |
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Oxford studies in culture & politics.
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| Contents |
Nonviolent power and revolutionary change -- Nonviolent revolts against socialist regimes -- The Tiananmen tragedy and the failed uprising in China -- The collapse of the East German State -- Nonviolent revolts against military regimes -- Panama's struggle for democracy -- Ousting General Pinochet -- Nonviolent revolts against personal dictatorships -- Kenya'sstruggle against the Moi dictatorship -- The Philippines' "bloodless revolution" -- Conclusion : how civil resistance works |
| Summary |
In this work, Sharon Erickson Nepstad analyzes civilian insurrections in China, East Germany, Panama, Chile, Kenya, and the Philippines |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Government, Resistance to -- History -- 20th century
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Revolutions -- History -- 20th century
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Government, Resistance to
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Revolutions
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0199897212 |
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9780199897216 |
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