Religion and war resistance in the Plowshares movement [electronic resource] / Sharon Erickson Nepstad.
Material type: TextSeries: Cambridge studies in contentious politicsPublication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.Description: xxvii, 253 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:- 327.1/747 22
- JZ5575 .N47 2008eb
Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-248) and index.
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.
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