The marketing of rebellion
Subtitle: insurgents, media, and international activism
By: Clifford Bob
Series: Cambridge studies in contentious politics
Publisher: Cambridge Ubiversity Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
Subjects: Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (Mexico); Insurgency; Government, Resistance to; Human rights -- Cross-cultural studies; International relief; Non-governmental organizations; Public relations; Mass media; Ogoni (African people) -- Government relations
Genres: Cross-cultural studies
Description: "The Marketing of Rebellion rejects the common view that needy groups readily gain help from selfless nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Even in the Internet age, insurgents face a Darwinian struggle for scare international resources - and, to succeed, they must aggressively market themselves. Based on primary document analysis and more than 45 interviews with local activists and NGO leaders, the author shows that support goes to the savviest, not the neediest."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-225) and index