Nonviolent Resistance: A Philosophical Introduction

Author(s): Todd May

Polity Press , Cambridge, 2014, pp. 200

May, a philosopher who has taken part in nonviolent resistance, explores both the dynamics of different types of nonviolent action O (such as moral ju-jitsu and nonviolent coercion) drawing on historical and contemporary campaigns. He then considers the values inherent in nonviolent action, such as respect for dignity, and discusses the role of nonviolent action today.

Hamdok's Deal with Military Puts Sudan's Future in the Balance

Author(s): Tom Collins

In: African Business, No November 2021, 2021

This is an informative article about the reasons for the Prime Minister's decision to accept the deal offered by the military a month after their October 2021 coup, and the terms of the agreement. Collins also notes the responses of political parties and the organized resistance on the streets. He notes that Russia was building a military base in ort Sudan and did not condemn the coup, and considers how far the Egyptian government might have prompted the coup.

Available online at:

https://african.business/2021/11/trade-investment/hamdok-deal-military-condemned/

Black Politics in South Africa since 1945

Author(s): Tom Lodge

Longman, London, 1983, pp. 389

Covers key campaigns up to Sharpeville and the Soweto student rebellion.

See also Tom Lodge, The Interplay of Nonviolent and Violent Action in the Movements Against Apartheid in South Africa, 1983-94, In Timothy Garton Ash, Adam Roberts, Civil Resistance and Power Politics: The Experience of Non-violent Action from Gandhi to the Present (A. 1.b. Strategic Theory, Dynamics, Methods and Movements) New York, Oxford University Press, 2009 , pp. 213-230 .

Freedom and After

Author(s): Tom Mboya

Deutsch, London, 1963, pp. 288

Mboya was a union leader and prominent in Kenya’s independence struggle. His book also covers negotiations with Britain.

The Break-up of Britain

Author(s): Tom Nairn

Verso, London, 1981, pp. 409

Originally published: 1977

Marxist analysis of the political and economic factors leading to a resurgence of national consciousness in the constituent parts of the UK. In a chapter on Ireland, he rejects what he sees as the oversimplified imperialist analysis of Ireland’s situation by Irish nationalists and some fellow Marxists from Connolly to Farrell. Argues the case for an independent Northern Ireland.

#Cuéntalo: Latin American women rally around sexual violence hashtag

Author(s): Tom Phillips

In: The Guardian, 2018

The article recounts the emergence of the campaign #Cuéntalo in Latin America, which followed the wave of protests that occurred in Pamplona, Spain, after 5 men on rape charges were only convicted on a lesser charge. It reports that the rate of prosecution for femicide is very low in Latin America, and the region is considered one of the most dangerous in the world for young women and women’s safety.

Available online at:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/03/cuentalo-latin-american-women-rally-around-sexual-violence-hashtag

Organising to Survive

Author(s): Tonia Katerini

In: Red Pepper, No Dec/Jan, 2013, pp. 43-45

Examines scale of crisis created in Greece by austerity programme and the growing movement Solidarity for All (promoted by the left coalition Syriza) creating support networks supplying food, health, education, cultural activity and legal advice, and setting up informal exchanges of goods and services.

Red Hill: A Mining Community

Author(s): Tony Parker

Faber and Faber, London, 2013, pp. 236

Originally published: 1986

Eyewitness accounts (from different perspectives) of impact of strike on community.

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