We are power : how nonviolent activism changes the world / Todd Hasak-Lowy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hasak-Lowy, Todd, 1969- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonviolence--History--Juvenile literature.

Nonviolence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 304 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

2020.

New York, New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, [2020]

Summary:

"We Are Power brings to light the incredible individuals who have used nonviolent activism to change the world. The book explores questions such as what is nonviolent resistance and how does it work? In an age when armies are stronger than ever before, when guns seem to be everywhere, how can people confront their adversaries without resorting to violence themselves? Through key international movements-from the freedom of India from British rule to American labor unions and civil rights to actions taken by high school and college students around the world-this book discusses the components of nonviolent resistance. It answers the question "Why nonviolence?" by showing how nonviolent movements have succeeded again and again in a variety of ways, in all sorts of places, and always in the face of overwhelming odds. The book includes endnotes, a bibliography, and an index"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781683358459

1683358457