num_pages: 240
description: Remarkable mischievous inspiringthe eighty-odd stories in Small Acts of Resistance bring hidden histories to life. The courage of the people in these stories is breathtaking. So too is the impact and imagination of their actions.These mostly little known storiesincluding those written from eyewitness experience of the events and situations describedreveal the role ordinary people have played in achieving extraordinary change. In the real world it will never happen the skeptics love to tell us. As this book so vividly shows the skeptics have repeatedly been proven wrong.Stories in this include  Strollers toilet paper and illegal ketchup helped end forty years of one-party Communist rule Dogs (and what they wore) helped protestors humiliate a murderous regime Internet videos about cuddly animals infuriated a repressive government which triedand failedto ban the craze Football crowds found ways of singing the national anthem so as to defy a junta of torturers now in jail Women successfully put pressure on warlords to end one of Africas bloodiest wars The singing of old folksongs hastened the collapse of an empire sustained by tanksIf you think individuals are powerless to change the world read this remarkable book and youll surely change your mind.For more information go to www.smallactsofresistance.com.
language: English
title: Small Acts of Resistance: How Courage, Tenacity, and Ingenuity Can Change the World
publisher: Union Square Press