| Revolt Against Authority Contributor(s): Westra (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004268200 ISBN-13: 9789004268203 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Law | International |
| Dewey: 303.484 |
| LCCN: 2014008066 |
| Series: Studies in Critical Social Sciences |
| Physical Information: 292 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Protesters and mass demonstrations by citizens of many democratic countries are increasingly daily occurrences reported in today's news media. These protests are often considered to be illegal or are charged with disrupting the peace, and even when they are non-violent assemblies they are attacked by police and riot squads called in to disperse the protesters. Through a careful review of opposition to injustice, this book demonstrates that most often these protests and demonstrations are in support of and defend moral and legal principles that their democratic governments have forgotten to uphold or have chosen to ignore. Much like the earlier Civil Rights Movement in the US, that was centered on issues of social justice and human dignity, Westra concludes that today's protesters and social movements rally to defend human rights and moral principles against the undue influence of corporate actors, and raise their voice in opposition to the resulting actions by and under the authority of their governments. |
