
Social defence
Irene Publishing
Published on 11. July 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
174 pages
978-91-88061-37-9 (ISBN)
Description
Social defence is nonviolent community resistance to aggression and repression, as an alternative to military forces. Given the enormous damage caused by military systems, social defence is an alternative worth investigating and pursuing.
Since the 1980s, Jørgen Johansen and Brian Martin have been involved in promoting social defence. In this book, they provide an up-to-date treatment of the issues. They address the downsides of military systems, historical examples of nonviolent
resistance to invasions and coups, key ideas about social
defence, important developments since the end of the Cold War, and the role of social movements.
Social defence challenges deeply embedded assumptions about violence and defence. It is also a challenge to powerful groups with vested interests in systems of organised violence, especially militaries and governments. Popular action against aggression and repression is a radical alternative - and a logical one.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
234 gr
ISBN-13
978-91-88061-37-9 (9789188061379)
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Persons
Brian Martin was born and raised in Greenwich Village, New York. He is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin and Dublin City University. He currently lives with his wife and son in Atlanta, Georgia. A Village Voice is his first novel.