| Description |
1 online resource (214 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: When Routine Violence Sparks Historic Mobilization -- 1. Movements, Victims, and Images: Explaining Transformative Violence Qualitatively -- 2. The Deadly Violence That Shook India -- 3. When Young People Disappear in Mexico -- 4. Transformative Violence in the Global Context: Quantitative Explanation -- Conclusions: Transforming Movements and Nations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
"Why are some violent acts more galvanizing than others? By examining mobilization following the gang rape of a 23-year-old student in New Delhi in 2012 and the disappearance of 43 students in Mexico in 2014, the book builds a theoretical explanation of how some violent acts can trigger unprecedented levels of mobilization in defense of the victims. While such events - transformative violence - emerge from complex networks of causal mechanisms, they all draw sharp moral contrasts between the typical victims and repressors in a society. Cases of violence that spark large public reaction share similar set of traits - they include mobilization of both grassroots and national-level activists, a type of victim that resonates with the broader public, and a visual narrative of the victim's suffering"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 27, 2024) |
| Subject |
Violence -- India -- New Delhi
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Violence -- Mexico
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Protest movements -- India -- New Delhi
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Social change -- India -- New Delhi
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Protest movements -- Mexico
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Social change -- Mexico
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Protest movements.
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Social change.
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Violence.
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Sociology & anthropology.
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Politics and Government.
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India -- New Delhi.
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Mexico.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2023043026 |
| ISBN |
9780197698600 |
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0197698603 |
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9780197698587 |
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0197698581 |
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019769859X |
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9780197698594 |
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