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Griffen, Vanessa, Social Defence Against Coups: The Case of Fiji, In Brian Martin, Nonviolent Struggle and Social Defence (A. 1.b. Strategic Theory, Dynamics, Methods and Movements) London, War Resisters' International, 1991 , pp. 59-67

, Voices from Tiananmen Square: Beijing Spring and the Democracy Movement, ed. Mok, Chiu; Harrison, Frank, Montreal, Black Rose Books, 1990 , pp. 203

Collection of documents from participants in demonstrations.
Scott, Michael, A Time to Speak, London, Faber, 1959 , pp. 365

Autobiography of Anglican priest who took the case of the Herero people of South West Africa to the UN, opposing their incorporation into the Union of South Africa. Chapter 8 describes the Indian resistance to discriminatory legislation in 1946.
Review, Harvard, The Pakistani Lawyers’ Movement and the popular currency of judicial power, Notes 123 7 (May) 2010 , pp. 1705-1726

, Journeys of Fear: Refugee Return and National Transformation in Guatemala, ed. North, Liisa; Simmons, Alan, Montreal, McGill-Queen's University Press, 2000 , pp. 352

Just as the massive exodus of Guatemalans, mainly indigenous people, in the early 1980s was externally the most visible symptom of the terror that had befallen the country, so their organized return put into focus the need for and hopes of a transformation affecting land, gender, identity, and rights. Also includes Barry Levitt ‘Theorizing Accompaniment’, pp. 237-54.
Ferris, Susan; Sandoval, Ricardo, The Fight for the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the Farm Workers Movement, (Foreword by Gary Soto) New York, Harcourt Brace and Co, 1998 , pp. 352

Well documented and illustrated account of movement.
Ivanitz, Michele, Democracy and Indigenous Self-Determination, In April Carter, Geoffrey Stokes, Democratic Theory Today: Challenges for the 21st Century, Cambridge, Polity, 2002 , pp. 307 , pp. 121-148

Compares Australia and Canada
Meyer, David, A Winter of Discontent: The Nuclear Freeze and American Politics, New York, Praeger, 1990 , pp. 320

Roseneil, Sasha, Common Women, Uncommon Practices: The Queer Feminism of Greenham, London, Cassell, 2000 , pp. 352

Explores life-style and lesbian issues connected with the Greenham Common Women's peace camp.

 
Prince, Simon; Warner, Geoffrey, Belfast and Derry in Revolt, Dublin, Irish Academic Press, 2012 , pp. 271

Detailed account of the beginnings of the Troubles in these two cities. Argues that 5 October 1968, the date of the first civil rights march in Derry, which was attacked by the RUC and a loyalist mob, has a strong claim to be ‘the second most significant date in Irish history’ – after Easter week 1916.
Solnit, Rebecca, The Mother Of All Questions: Further Feminisms, London, Granta Books, 2017 , pp. 194

A collection of essays by a leading feminist, that responds to the rapid social change resulting from the latest renewal of feminism both in North America and worldwide. It starts with a long new essay ‘Silence is broken’, which explores the many ways in which not only women but other vulnerable groups have been silenced. The author notes that this is a book that ‘deals with men who are ardent feminists as well as men who are rapists’ and that ‘this is a feminist book, yet it is not about women’s experience alone.’
Zunes, Stephen, Civil Resistance against Coups: A Comparative and Historical Perspective, ICNC Monograph Series Washington D.C., ICNC, 2017 , pp. 104 pb

Zunes provides detailed case studies of civil resistance to military coups in recent decades.  His aim is to advance an analysis of the role of civil society and nonviolent movements in resisting such takeovers, and the role of international pressure and solidarity by both governments and activists. Eight coup attempts defeated by popular resistance are analyzed, including Bolivia, 1978, the USSR 1991, Thailand 1992 and Burkina Faso 2015, as well as four in which resistance did not succeed. Available in PDF at: https://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ICNC-Mono...

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See also Vol.1. E.II.1.c. Burma: Resisting the 2021 Coup, which covers the mass popular mobilization against the February 2021 coup by the Burmese military junta.
Overy, Bob, Gandhi as a political organiser, In Michael Randle, Challenge to Nonviolence (A. 1.b. Strategic Theory, Dynamics, Methods and Movements) Bradford, University of Bradford, 2002 , pp. 132-162

A chapter from Overy’s unpublished PhD thesis.
Syrop, Konrad, Spring in October: The Story of the Polish Revolution 1956, London, Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1957 , pp. 219

, Protests in Belgrade: Winter of Discontent, ed. Lazić, Mladen, Budapest and New York, Central European University Press, 1999 , pp. 242

Based on interviews with more than 1,000 participants in the 1996-97 protests.
, The Last Days of Suharto, ed. Aspinall, Edward; Feith, Herb; van Klinken, Gerry, Melbourne, Monash Asia Institute, Monash University, 1999 , pp. 171

Albo, Xavier, Bolivia: From Indian and Campesino Leaders to Councillors and Parliamentary Deputies, In Rachel Sieder, Multiculturalism in Latin America. Indigenous Rights, Diversity and Democracy, Basingstoke, Palgrave MacMillan, 2002 , pp. 304 , pp. 74-102

, Revolution and Political Transformation in the Middle East, ed. Middle East Institute, , Government Action in Response 2 Washington DC, Middle East Institute, 2011 , pp. 36

Hunt, Timothy, The Politics of Bones: Dr Owens Wiwa and the Struggle for Nigeria’s Oil, Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 2005 , pp. 400

Focuses on the brother of the executed leader of the Ogoni movement, Kenule Sarowiwa, and his efforts to carry on the campaign.
Szasz, Andrew, Ecopopulism: Toxic Waste and the Movement for Environmental Justice, Minneapolis MN, University of Minnesota Press, 1994 , pp. 216

Traces how a movement developed in the US out of official debate and television coverage into the formation of thousands of neighbourhood groups, and over a decade the establishment of strong civic organizations tackling different toxic threats.
Dromey, Jack, Grunwick: The Workers’ Story, London, Lawrence and Wishart, 1978 , pp. 207

The author was secretary of Brent Trades Council in London when the non-unionised women strikers at the mail-order plant contacted him for help in 1976, and became a member of the strike committee. He also wrote an obituary of the inspirational leader of the strike, Jayaben Desia, when she died 23 December 2010 (Guardian, 29 Dec 2010, p.30). (For a celebration of Desia’s role and life see also Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, ‘Remembering an unsung heroine of our modern history’, Independent, 3 Jan 2011, p.5.)
Onubogu, Oge, Protests Test Nigeria’s Democracy and its Leadership in Africa, United States Institute of Peace, 2020

After the explosion of the anti-SARS protests, this analysis argues that the way the Nigerian government responds to these emphatic demands for government accountability and an end to police violence will influence similar struggles across much of Africa, and impact especially on the young. 

See also: https://urbanviolence.org/why-nigerias-youth-are-protesting-for-police-reform/
King, Coretta, Martin Luther, King, Il Sogno Della Nonviolenza. Pensieri, 1983 Milano, Edizione Feltrinelli, 2006 , pp. 117

In this book, Coretta Scott King collects a series of extracts on Dr. King’s views on issues such as racism, justice, civil rights, freedom, religion, nonviolence and peace. She also includes some of her husband’s major speeches.
Veg, Sebastian, Creating a Textual Public Space: Slogans and Texts from Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement, 73 3 2016 , pp. 673-702

This study, based on over 1000 slogans and other texts and visual material, assesses the 'community with fluid borders' created by the movement, and the different 'cultural repertoires' including traditional Chinese philosophy and pop music. The author argues that the occupation also tried to develop a form of 'discursive democracy', and was an attempt to create a new civic culture among the younger generation.
Cummins, Ronnie, Grassroots Rising: A Call to Action on Climate, Farming, Food and a Green New Deal, White River Junction, VT, Chelsea Green Publishing, 2020 , pp. 208 (pb)

Cummins is the founder of the US Organic Consumers Association and involved in international environmental activism. His book focuses primarily on changing agriculture and on a renewable fuel policy.

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