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eBook details
- Title: Small Acts of Resistance
- Author : Steve Crawshaw & John Jackson
- Release Date : January 05, 2010
- Genre: Politics & Current Events,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 1830 KB
Description
Remarkable, mischievous, inspiringāthe eighty-odd stories in Small Acts of Resistance bring hidden histories to life. The courage of the people in these stories is breathtaking. So, too, is the impact and imagination of their actions.These mostly little known storiesāincluding those written from eyewitness experience of the events and situations describedāreveal the role ordinary people have played in achieving extraordinary change. āIn the real world, it will never happen,ā the skeptics love to tell us. As this book so vividly shows, the skeptics have repeatedly been proven wrong.Stories in this include how:Ā· Strollers, toilet paper, and illegal ketchup helped end forty years of one-party Communist ruleĀ· Dogs (and what they wore) helped protestors humiliate a murderous regimeĀ· Internet videos about cuddly animals infuriated a repressive government which triedāand failedāto ban the crazeĀ· Football crowds found ways of singing the national anthem so as to defy a junta of torturers, now in jailĀ· Women successfully put pressure on warlords to end one of Africaās bloodiest warsĀ· The singing of old folksongs hastened the collapse of an empire sustained by tanksIf you think individuals are powerless to change the world, read this remarkable book and youāll surely change your mind.