Ripples of Hope: How Ordinary People Resist Repression Without Violence

Robert Press

Open Access Published by Amsterdam University Press 2015

Ripples of Hope

How Ordinary People Resist Repression Without Violence

Robert Press

Volume 4 in the series Protest and Social Movements

https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048525157

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About this book

Ripples of Hope tells the stories of those who courageously and non-violently stood up for freedom and human rights against repressive rulers.

Author / Editor information

Press Robert :

Robert M. Press earned his PhD in political science at the University of Florida in 2004. He is the author of two books: Peaceful Resistance: Advancing Human Rights and Democratic Freedom (Ashgate, 2006); and The New Africa: Dispatches from a Changing Continent (U. Press of Florida, 1999).

Reviews

"A very interesting read, and the application of social movement theory offers news insights into the developments in Sierra Leone between late 1970s and 1990s - as well as a critical rethinking of the theory itself in light of the country's own experiences." - Ismail Rashid, Professor of History, Vassar College

"I honestly congratulate and thank [Press] for the in-depth [work]. [He has] gone underneath the 'story' to the underlying issues contributing to the state of affairs in Liberia=, this work highlights deep rooted issues that any serious person seeking to engage the Liberian society can take clues form. It brings out 'hidden reasons' for the way the society operates." - T. Debey Sayndee. Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Director of the Kofi Annan Institute for Conflict Transformation, University of Liberia

"Enormously rich, interesting and original. I think that the book will be a very important contribution to the study of social movements in West Africa. The cacophony of voices, which could have cluttered the text, feels fresh and original, because they are drawn from many sources, some expected, some not. They add up a very convincing account of the political history and social activism of the country for the past few decades." - Lansana Gberie, former journalist; author of A Dirty War in West Africa: the RUF and the Destruction of Sierra Leone; currently Senior Associate & Head of Monrovia Office, International Center for Transitional Justice Monrovia, Liberia

"Compelling.... A welcomed corrective to overdetermined academic theories prevalent in the West.... Recommended." - Choice Magazine

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Frontmatter Open Access Download PDF	1
Contents Open Access Download PDF	7
Introduction Open Access Download PDF	15
1. Resisting Repression without Violence Open Access Download PDF	21
Part one. Sierra Leone
2. Students Shake the Pillars of Power Open Access Download PDF	43
3. Women Help Restore Democracy Open Access Download PDF	81
4. Mass Noncooperation Helps Defeat a Violent Junta Open Access Download PDF	105
Part two. Liberia
5. Nonviolent Resistance in Abeyance Open Access Download PDF	151
6. Peaceful Resistance during a Civil War Open Access Download PDF	175
Part three. Kenya
7. Individual Resistance against Repression Open Access Download PDF	205
8. Establishing a Culture of Resistance Open Access Download PDF	233
Conclusion Open Access Download PDF	265
Appendix Open Access Download PDF	275
Acknowledgments Open Access Download PDF	303
About the Author Open Access Download PDF	307
Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	309
Index Open Access Download PDF	317

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 328
Illustrations
- Other: 1 halftone
Keywords: Nonviolent resistance; social movements; human rights; democracy; freedom; Africa; politics; opportunity

eBook

Published: July 16, 2015
ISBN: 9789048525157