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This Is an Uprising : How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping the Twenty-First Century by Paul Engler and Mark Engler (2016, Hardcover)

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There is a craft to uprising -- and this craft can change the world From protests around climate change and immigrant rights, to Occupy, the Arab Spring, and #BlackLivesMatter, a new generation is unleashing strategic nonviolent action to shape public debate and force political change. When mass movements erupt onto our television screens, the media consistently portrays them as being spontaneous and unpredictable. Yet, in this book, Mark and Paul Engler look at the hidden art behind such outbursts of protest, examining core principles that have been used to spark and guide moments of transformative unrest. With incisive insights from contemporary activists, as well as fresh revelations about the work of groundbreaking figures such as Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Gene Sharp, and Frances Fox Piven, the Englers show how people with few resources and little conventional influence are engineering the upheavals that are reshaping contemporary politics. Nonviolence is usually seen simply as a philosophy or moral code. This Is an Uprising shows how it can instead be deployed as a method of political conflict, disruption, and escalation. It argues that if we are always taken by surprise by dramatic outbreaks of revolt, we pass up the chance to truly understand how social transformation happens.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Public Affairs
ISBN-10
1568587333
ISBN-13
9781568587332
eBay Product ID (ePID)
211377258

Product Key Features

Book Title
This Is an Uprising : How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping the Twenty-First Century
Author
Paul Engler, Mark Engler
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Peace, Political, Political Freedom
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Philosophy, Political Science
Number of Pages
368 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.8in
Item Height
1.5in
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
21.2 Oz

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Reviews
"Thorough and authoritative...Both as a primer on the theory of nonviolent protest and as a practical guide to positive action, [ This Is An Uprising ] is an invaluable resource." --Peter Whittaker, New Internationalist "A terrific survey of direct action strategies, bringing out many of the strengths and weaknesses of activist efforts to effect major change in the United States and around the world since well before the twenty-first century. It should be taught in every level of our schools." --David Swanson, Let's Try Democracy "An ambitious, sweeping analysis of how uprisings do and do not bring progressive change... On issue after issue--immigrant rights, gay marriage, police shootings, protests against nuclear power to name but a few--the Englers show how and why mass protest prevailed over electoral politics. This is one of the many reasons why This is an Uprising is a worthwhile read for all activists." --Randy Shaw, Beyond Chron "Engler and Engler have distilled decades of complex and often discordant theories into an accessible guide to effective lasting civil resistance and organization building. This is a book that is likely to be read and reread for years to come." --Shelf Awareness , Starred Review, "This book tells the stories of the mass movements that have made our world and continue to change it, and it tells them with excitement, insight, and hope like few have told them before." --Maria Elena Durazo, international union vice president for civil rights, diversity, and immigration, UNITE HERE! "This book is the Rules for Radicals for a new generation. Mark and Paul Engler have written a defining work on the science of popular movements... A must-read for everyone fighting the battle for justice in this world." --Carlos Saavedra, lead trainer, Ayni Institute and former National Coordinator of United We Dream "I love this book. The Englers have written fresh and exciting addition to the literature of social movements, a page-turner that is both hopeful and practical. A diversity of readers will recognize moments from their own experience in the stories, which powerfully show what is effective and what isn't in making major change. We all need to read this now." --George Lakey, author, activist, and founder of Training for Change
Dewey Decimal
303.6/1
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes