The Violence of Climate Change: Lessons of Resistance from Nonviolent Activists 1626164355, 9781626164352

It is beyond debate that human beings are the primary cause of climate change. Many think of climate change as primarily

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The Violence of Climate Change: Lessons of Resistance from Nonviolent Activists
1626164355, 9781626164352

Climate change is viewed as a primarily scientific, economic, or political issue. While acknowledging the legitimacy of

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Climate change represents the most important environmental challenge of our time. Organisations are responding by implem

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In this thoughtful book culled from a wide range of experiences, Alice and Staughton Lynd introduce readers to what mode

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How can we reimagine the relationship between academia and activism to provide new opportunities for social change? Base

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We see nonviolent resistance all over today’s world, from Egypt’s Tahrir Square to New York Occupy. Although we think of

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“Gunya is a woman in her late twenties. Soldiers of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) abducted her when she was eleven ye

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(Boston: Porter Sargent, 1973) Chapter 1, The nature and control of political power Chapter 2, Nonviolent action: an ac

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Climate change is without question the single most important issue the world faces over the next hundred years. The most

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pt. I. Why civil resistance works. The success of nonviolent resistance campaigns -- The primacy of participation in non

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