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Why civil resistance works : the strategic logic of nonviolent conflict / Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chenoweth, Erica, 1980-
- Series:
- Columbia studies in terrorism and irregular warfare.
- Columbia studies in terrorism and irregular warfare
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civil disobedience.
- Nonviolence.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource ((xvii, 296 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, c2011.
- Summary:
- Though it defies consensus, between 1900 and 2006, campaigns of nonviolent resistance were more than twice as effective as their violent counterparts. Attracting impressive support from citizens that helps separate regimes from their main sources of power, these campaigns have produced remarkable results, even in the contexts of Iran, the Palestinian Territories, the Philippines, and Burma.Combining statistical analysis with case studies of these specific countries and territories, Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephen detail the factors enabling such campaigns to succeed-and, at t
- Contents:
- List of Illustrations
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Part One: Why Civil Resistance Works. Chapter 1. The Success of Nonviolent Resistance Campaigns ; Chapter 2. The Primacy of Participation in Nonviolent Resistance ; Chapter 3. Exploring Alternative Explanations for the Success of Civil Resistance
- Part Two: Case Studies. Chapter 4. The Iranian Revolution, 1977-19791 ; Chapter 5. The First Palestinian Intifada, 1987-1992 ; Chapter 6. The Philippine People Power Movement, 1983-1986 ; Chapter 7. Why Civil Resistance Sometimes Fails: The Burmese Uprising, 1988-1990
- Part Three: The Implications of Civil Resistance. Chapter 8. After the Campaign: The Consequences of Nonviolent and Violent Resistance ; Chapter 9. Conclusion
- Epilogue
- Appendix
- Notes
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613261076
- 9781283261074
- 1283261073
- 9780231527484
- 0231527489
- OCLC:
- 818856381
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