Religion and war resistance in the Plowshares movement / Sharon Erickson Nepstad.

Author/creator Nepstad, Sharon Erickson
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Descriptionxxvii, 253 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

SeriesCambridge studies in contentious politics
Cambridge studies in contentious politics. ^A492735
Contents Introduction: Movement challenges and trajectories -- Historical development of the U.S. Plowshares movement -- Tactical legitimation and the theology of resistance -- Sustaining commitment -- Death of a charismatic leader -- Intermittent resistance : the German, Dutch, and Australian Plowshares movements -- Internal tensions and implosion : the Swedish Plowshares movement -- Witnessing or winning? : the British Plowshares movement -- Conclusion: From failed attempts to persistent resistance : understanding divergent movement trajectories -- Appendix A: Survey questionnaire -- Appendix B: List of interviews by author -- Appendix C: Chronological list of Plowshares actions by region.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 239-248) and index.
LCCN 2007031639
ISBN9780521888929 (hardback)
ISBN0521888921 (hardback)
ISBN9780521717670 (pbk.)
ISBN0521717671 (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks JZ 5575 .N47 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold