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Revolutions: A very short introduction. by Publication Date: 2014Revolutions against dictators: Mexico, Nicaragua, and Iran;
The Arab Revolutions of 2011: Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Syria;
Color revolutions: The Philippines, Eastern Europe and the USSR, and Ukraine.
The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements by Publication Date: 2014The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements contains over 400 entries across three volumes, exploring social and political movements and related collective phenomena throughout the world.
Oxford Bibliographies
- Civil ResistanceBartkowski, Maciej , & Merriman, Hardy (2016). Civil Resistance. obo in International Relations. doi: 10.1093/obo/9780199743292-0194
"Civil resistance is an applied discipline that takes stock of the lessons from both successful and failed nonviolent movements and campaigns in order to understand better how people, often those with no special status or privilege, are able to unify, self-organize, mobilize, and overcome oppression."
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