Why Civil Resistance Works The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict

Name: Why Civil Resistance Works The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict
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ISBN: 9780231156837

ISBN-10: 0231156839

ISBN-13: 9780231156837

Edition: 2012

Authors: Erica Chenoweth, Maria Stephan

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For more than a century, from 1900 to 2006, campaigns of nonviolent resistance were more than twice as effective as their violent counterparts in achieving their stated goals. By attracting impressive support from citizens, whose activism takes the form of protests, boycotts, civil disobedience, and other forms of nonviolent noncooperation, these efforts help separate regimes from their main sources of power and produce remarkable results, even in Iran, Burma, the Philippines, and the Palestinian Territories.Combining statistical analysis with case studies of specific countries and territories, Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephan detail the factors enabling such campaigns to succeed and,…

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List price: $27.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 12/11/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 0.61" wide x 0.90" long x 0.07" tall
Weight: 1.210
Language: English



List of Illustrations


List of Tables


Acknowledgements



Why Civil Resistance Works



The Success of Nonviolent Resistance Campaigns



The Primacy of Participation in Nonviolent Resistance



Exploring Alternative Explanations for the Success of Civil Resistance



Case Studies


Introduction to the Case Studies



The Iranian Revolution, 1977-197?



The First Palestinian Intifada, 1987-1992



The Philippine People Power Movement, 1983-1986



Why Civil Resistance Sometimes Fails: The Burmese Uprising, 1988-1990


Case Study: Summary



The Implications of Civil Resistance



After the Campaign: The Consequences of Violent and Nonviolent Resistance



Conclusion


Epilogue


Appendix


Notes


References


Index