The failure of nonviolence
Subtitle: from the Arab Spring to Occupy
By: Peter Gelderloos
Edition: 1st Left Bank Books ed.
Publisher: Left Bank Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Seattle, Wash
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780939306183
Subjects: Nonviolence; Protest movements; Arab Spring, 2010-; Youth protest movements; Resistance to Government; Occupy movement
Description: From the Arab Spring to the plaza occupation movement in Spain, the student movement in the UK and Occupy in the US, many new social movements have started peacefully, only to adopt a diversity of tactics as they grew in strength and collective experiences. The last ten years have revealed more clearly than ever the role of nonviolence. Propped up by the media, funded by the government, and managed by NGOs, nonviolent campaigns around the world have helped oppressive regimes change their masks, and have helped police to limit the growth of rebellious social movements...The Failure of Nonviolence examines most of the major social upheavals since the end of the Cold War to establish what nonviolence can accomplish, and what a diverse, unruly, non-pacified movement can accomplish. Focusing especially on the Arab Spring, Occupy, and the recent social upheavals in Europe, this book discusses how movements for social change can win ground and open the spaces necessary to plant the seeds of a new world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-306)