Nonviolent Revolutions: Civil Resistance in the Late 20th Century

by Sharon Erickson Nepstad

Book Overview

In the spring of 1989, Chinese workers and students captured global attention as they occupied Tiananmen Square, demanded political change, and were tragically suppressed by the Chinese army. Months later, East German civilians rose up nonviolently, brought down the Berlin Wall, and dismantled their regime. Although both movements used tactics of civil resistance, their outcomes were different. Why?

In Nonviolent Revolutions, Sharon Erickson...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199778213
• ISBN13: 9780199778218
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"