Courageous Resistance: The Power of Ordinary People [Paperback]

During times of injustice, some individuals or groups courageously resist maltreatment of all people, regardless of backgrounds. Using various case studies, this book introduces readers to the broad spectrum of courageous resistance and provides a framework for analyzing the factors that motivate and sustain opposition to human rights violations.Pathways to Courageous Resistance: Ordinary People, Groups and Institutions Confront Injustice The Process of Becoming a Courageous Resister Ordinary Persons doing Extraordinary Evil The Individual as Courageous Resister to Injustice Collective Resistance to Injustice: The Special Power of People Working Together Institutions and Resisting Injustice Ordinary People's Extraordinary Courage, Impact and Hope: Conclusions from Comparing Cases of Courageous Resistance Applying What We Have Learned

With so much evil in the world, it is of great importance to see the power of goodness. This important, well-written book gives compelling, emotionally engaging examples, and provides understanding of the roots of courageous resistance to social injustice by individuals and groups. It shows how people's values, their sense of effectiveness, their connections to other individuals, groups and institutions motivate them and enable them to act when members of some group are harmed or a community is threatened. The book offers powerful guidance and inspiration to empower ourselves, join with others, and become actors. Courageous Resistance is a valuable contribution to creating a better world. - Ervin Staub, author of The Roots of Evil: The Origins of Genocide and Other Group Violence and The Psychology of Good and Evil: Why Children, Adults and Groups Help and Harm Others This book is an especially welcome text for those teaching about human rights abuses. For those who study grave injustices such as human rights abuses, there is often a sense of despair and hopelessness regarding what people can and have done done to each other. Ulc)