Biblio

2010

Under a Global Mask: Family Narratives and Local Memory in a Global Social Movement in Japan, Nomiya , Volume 4, Issue 2, p.24, (2010)

This study of the Japanese branch of the global World Peace Now movement, which organizes synchronized 'waves of protest', examines the motives for taking part in such peace activism. The author focuses especially on personal experiences, family narratives and local collective memory.

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Venezuela: Revolution as Spectacle, Uzcategui, Rafael , Tucson AZ, p.219, (2010)

A critique of Chavismo from the libertarian left.

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Voicing the Voiceless: Contributions to Closing Gaps in Cameroon History, 1958-2009, Nkwi, Walter Gam , Bamenda, p.200, (2010)

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Women Conscientious Objectors: An Anthology, Elster, Ellen, and Sørensen Majken Jul , London, p.156, (2010)

A collection of essays by and about women COs in USA, Europe, Turkey, Israel, Eritrea, Korea, Paraguay and Colombia.

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The World Says No to War: Demonstrations Against the War on Iraq, Walgrave, Stefaan, and Rucht Dieter , Minneapolis MN, p.312, (2010)

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2009

The 1989 Demonstrations in Tiananmen Square and Beyond: Echoes of Gandhi, Goldman, Merle , Oxford, p.13, (2009)

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1989: The Struggle to Create Post-Cold War Europe, Sarotte, Mary Elise , Princeton NJ, p.344, (2009)

Highly-praised analysis challenging the inevitability of German reunification and the spread of NATO. Discusses role of political leaders and dissidents in 1989, drawing on documents and interviews, and assesses the views from various world capitals.

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500 ejemplos de noviolencia. Otra forma de contar la historia, Ormazabal, Sabino , Bilbao, (2009)

This book is a compendium of many examples of nonviolent action, mainly in the Basque country, but also from the rest of the world. The examples are presented individually, without a connecting link, so this is not a history, but a compendium of cases.

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Accomplishments and Chronology in Brief: 1987-2012, , 31/12/2014, Volume 2017, Number 03/01/2017, New York, (2009)

Lists range of nonviolent direct action protests by ACT UP since 1987, involving marches, sit-ins, blockades, political funerals, die-ins, disrupting political occasions and speeches, etc. Main targets have been pharmaceutical companies (for profiteering and failure to produce new drugs or provide adequate access to them in Africa), the medical establishment in the US, health insurance companies, the Catholic Church and President Bush Snr and President Clinton and Vice-President Gore.

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Advancing Democracy Abroad: Why We should and How We Can, McFaul, Michael , Lanham MA, p.304, (2009)

Before becoming US ambassador to Russia (January 2012) McFaul was a professor at Stanford University. A firm advocate of democracy promotion (which he distinguishes from advancing US geostrategic interests), he also argued for the USA re-establish its own civil rights credentials (e.g. after Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo). See: [view:biblio_individual_item_for_inline_reference=notlisted=86178].

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African Women’s Movements: Transforming Political Landscapes, Changing Political Landscapes, Tripp, Aili Mari , Cambridge, p.280, (2009)

Focuses on Cameroon, Uganda and Mozambique within wider African context.

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Against Equality, , (2009)

An anti-capitalist collection of radical queer and trans writers, thinkers and artists

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The Armed Forces and Transitions from Authoritarian Rule, Lee, Terence , Volume 42, Issue 5 (May), p.30, (2009)

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Bitter Dawn: East Timor – A People’s History, Cristalis, Irena , London, p.384, (2009)

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Bolivia, protest and repression, 1964–2000, Sandor, John S. , (2009)

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Building Sustainable Futures: Enacting Peace and Development, Reychler, Luc, Deckard Julianne Funk, and Villanueva Kevin H. R. , Bilbao, p.388, (2009)

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Burma – Dialogue with the Generals: The Sound of One Hand Clapping, Moser-Puangsuwan, Yeshua , London, p.11, (2009)

Includes comparison with resistance to Tibet.

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China since Tiananmen, , Volume 20, Issue 3, p.36, (2009)

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Civil Resistance and Power Politics: The Experience of Non-violent Action from Gandhi to the Present, Roberts, Adam, and Garton Ash Timothy , Oxford, p.407, (2009)

The Foreword to the 2011 paperback comments on the Arab Spring. Succinct analytical case studies (organised around a set of questions) of movements of unarmed resistance from Gandhi to Burma in 2007, with incisive introductory and concluding assessments. Particular emphasis on the impact of external governmental pressures in promoting the success of resistance. One chapter analyses the role of the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe up to 1989.