Resistance and rebellion : lessons from Eastern Europe / Roger D. Petersen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Petersen, Roger Dale, 1959- author.

Series:

Studies in rationality and social change.

Studies in rationality and social change

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government, Resistance to--Lithuania--History--20th century.

Government, Resistance to.

Government, Resistance to--Europe, Eastern--History--20th century.

Lithuania--History--Autonomy and independence movements.

Lithuania.

Europe, Eastern--History--Autonomy and independence movements.

Europe, Eastern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 321 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Resistance & Rebellion

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Resistance and Rebellion: Lessons from Eastern Europe explains how ordinary people become involved in resistance and rebellion against powerful regimes. The book shows how a sequence of casual forces - social norms, focal points, rational calculation - operate to drive individuals into roles of passive resistance and, at a second stage, into participation in community-based rebellion organization. By linking the operation of these mechanisms to observable social structures, the work generates predictions about which types of community and society are most likely to form and sustain resistance and rebellion. The empirical material centres around Lithuanian anti-Soviet resistance in both the 1940s and the 1987-91 period. Using the Lithuanian experience as a baseline, comparisons with several other Eastern European countries demonstrate the breadth and depth of the theory. The book contributes to both the general literature on political violence and protest, as well as the theoretical literature on collective action.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures and Tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Mechanisms and Process; 3. Lithuania, 1940-1941; 4. Rebellion in an Urban Community: The Role of Leadership and Centralization; 5. The German Occupation of Lithuania; 6. Postwar Lithuania; 7. More Cases, More Comparisons; 8. Resistance in the Perestroika Period; 9. Fanatics and First Actors; 10. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

ISBN:

1-107-11888-3

1-280-42110-X

0-511-17397-0

0-511-04072-5

0-511-15338-4

0-511-30222-3

0-511-61272-9

0-511-04924-2

OCLC:

191035616