Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Webs of power Webs of power Starhawk "Since her arrest and five-day jail stay during the Seattle anti-WTO protests in November 1999, Starhawk has poured her energy into the global justice movement, participating in direct actions, leadi… OL15801843W
Blueprint for revolution Blueprint for revolution Srdja Popovic "In Blueprint for Revolution, Srdja Popovic outlines his philosophy for implementing peaceful world change and provides a model for activists everywhere through stories of his own experience toppling… OL19999140W
On antisemitism On antisemitism Jewish Voice for Peace xv, 271 pages ; 23 cm OL20052068W
Twitter and tear gas Twitter and tear gas Zeynep Tufekci A firsthand account and incisive analysis of modern protest, revealing internet-fueled social movements' greatest strengths and frequent challenges. To understand a thwarted Turkish coup, an anti-Wal… OL20057658W
Consumption and Violence Consumption and Violence Alexander Sedlmaier Combining the tools of political, social, cultural, and intellectual history, Consumption and Violence: Radical Protest in Cold-War West Germany explores strategies of legitimization developed by adv… OL20930473W
Love story à l'iranienne Love story à l'iranienne Jane Deuxard En Iran, les jeunes ne sont pas plus libres aujourd'hui. Rien n'a changé depuis l'arrivée au pouvoir de Hassan Rohani et l'accord signé avec les grandes puissances occidentales sur le contrôle du pro… OL24283642W
Les nouveaux mouvements contestataires Les nouveaux mouvements contestataires Isabelle Sommier De 1968 à aujourd'hui, un panorama de tous les mouvements importants (écologiste, mouvements de "sans", mouvement antimondialisation, Attac ...) et une analyse de leur rôle. OL24426673W
Tackling Trident Tackling Trident Kelvin Mason,Stellan Vinthagen,Justin Kenrick "Tackling Trident is about two unique academic conferences in which an international group of academics, while discussing scientific conference papers, simultaneously blockaded Faslane Naval Base, ho… OL27975341W
Private lines Private lines Emma Gates "It's tough to compete in the global marketplace when you're an American stuck in Paris during the biggest anti-U.S. protests in European history. No wonder Tyler Harding is tired! He just wants to s… OL28587129W
Pratiques et discours de la contreculture au Québec Pratiques et discours de la contreculture au Québec Jean-Philippe Warren En abordant la révolution sexuelle, la découverte des drogues, la création des coopératives d'alimentation naturelle ou la fondation des communes, Jean-Philippe Warren et Andrée Fortin offrent un pan… OL28955237W
Democratic desert Democratic desert Robert King Since February of 2012 Robert King has documented an unprecedented tragedy of the blatant targeting of civilians and hospitals by the al-Assad regime as well as a number of other serious human rights… OL29228625W
Boundaries of dissent Boundaries of dissent Bruce D'Arcus Boundaries of Dissent looks at the way that political protest, as it is shaped through the space-time collapsing power of media, questions national identity and state authority. Through this lens of … OL5823109W
The True Believer:Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements The True Believer:Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements Eric Hoffer,Eric Hoffer This book presents ideas about how mass movements work and the psychology of people that awaken/join mass movements. The author uses examples of movements of all types from the past, as well as movem… OL927028W