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We Are Power: How Nonviolent Activism Changes the World

Todd Hasak-Lowy

This international survey examines nonviolent activist movements and their effects on world history. It connects campaigns for civil rights and women’s suffrage with efforts to mitigate climate change, support migrant workers’ rights, and seek India’s independence. The people included range from Greta Thunberg and César Chávez to Alice Paul, Mohandas K. Gandhi, Václav Havel, and Martin Luther King Jr. A bibliography, index, and a list of other nonviolent movements from the past hundred years are included.

This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.

Book details

Themes
Activism · History · Social Justice · Weather And Climate
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Published
April 7, 2020
Pages
320
ISBN-13
9781419741111
Language
English