Nepstad, Sharon Erickson.

Religion and war resistance in the Plowshares movement [electronic resource] / Sharon Erickson Nepstad. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. - xxvii, 253 p. : ill. - Cambridge studies in contentious politics . - Cambridge studies in contentious politics. .

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.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Plowshares Eight (Group)


Nonviolence.
Antinuclear movement.
Nuclear disarmament.


Electronic books.

JZ5575 / .N47 2008

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