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Author Nepstad, Sharon Erickson.

Title Religion and war resistance in the Plowshares movement / Sharon Erickson Nepstad.

Publication Info. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

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 Moore Stacks  JZ5575 .N47 2008    Available  ---
Description xxvii, 253 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series Cambridge studies in contentious politics
Cambridge studies in contentious politics.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-248) and index.
Contents 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.
Subject Plowshares Eight (Group)
Plowshares Eight (Group)
Nonviolence.
Nonviolence.
Antinuclear movement.
Antinuclear movement.
Nuclear disarmament.
Nuclear disarmament.
ISBN 9780521717670 paperback
9780521888929 hardback
0521888921 hardback
0521717671 paperback