Paths to State Repression Human Rights Violations and Contentious Politics |
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Editor:
| Davenport, Christian |
Contribution by:
| Davenport, Christian Aditjondro, George Francisco, Ronald Keith, Linda Camp King, John C. Kowalewski, David Lanier, Drew Noble Lee, Chris Mahoney-Norris, Kathleen A. Maline, Sandra McMillan, Susan Moore, Will Peterson, Steven Poe, Steven C. Rasler, Karen Scarritt, James Tate, C. Neal |
ISBN: | 978-0-8476-9390-0 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2000 |
Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $190.95 |
Book Description:
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In the last ten years, there has been a resurgence of interest in repression and violence within states. Paths to State Repression improves our understanding of why states use political repression, highlighting its relationship to dissent and mass protest. The authors draw upon a wide variety of political-economic contexts, methodological approaches, and geographic locales, including Cuba, Nicaragua, Peru, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Israel, Eastern Europe, and Africa.
In the last ten years, there has been a resurgence of interest in repression and violence within states. Paths to State Repression improves our understanding of why states use political repression, highlighting its relationship to dissent and mass protest. The authors draw upon a wide variety of political-economic contexts, methodological approaches, and geographic locales, including Cuba, Nicaragua, Peru, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Israel, Eastern Europe, and Africa.