Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgements 9
The Compilers 11
Note to Readers 13
Introduction 15
General Introductory Titles 18
1.a Transnational and Continent-wide Movements and Networks 18
1.b National Studies 20
1.c Titles Included in Volume 1, but also cited in Volume 2 21
A Campaigns for Social and Economic Justice 24
1 Campaigns by Workers 26
1.a Selected Strikes 27
1.a.i California Grape Pickers' Strike and Boycott Campaign, 1965-1970 28
1.a.ii British Miners' Strike, 1984-85 29
1.a.iii Strike by Marikana Platinum Miners, August 2012 31
1.b Protests by the Unemployed 33
1.b.i Dolci and the Reverse Strike 33
1.b.ii Factory Occupations 33
2 Urban Campaigns against High Rents, Forced Evictions and Homelessness 34
2.a Rent Strikes 35
2.b Resisting Eviction 36
2.c Homeless Campaigns and Occupations 38
3 Struggles over Land 40
3.a Land Occupations and Demands for Land Reform 40
3.b Resisting Land Grabs in the 21st Century 43
4 Resistance to Multinationals 45
4.a Logging and Mining 46
4.b Oil Companies 48
4.c Food and Drink Multinationals 50
5 Transnational Solidarity with Exploited Workers: Campaigns against Sweatshops 51
6 Global Justice Movement 52
6.a General Titles 53
6.b Resistance to International Economic Organizations 56
6.b.i Demonstrating at Global Summits 56
6.b.ii Opposing World Bank Policies and Projects 58
7 Opposing IMF Policies and Privatization 58
7.a Resistance to Energy and Water Privatization 59
7.b South Africa: Resistance to Privatization 61
8 Resistance since Financial Crisis of 2008 62
8.a General Titles 63
8.b The Indignados: Spain and Greece 65
8.c Occupy, USA 68
8.d UK 70
B Indigenous Movements 72
1 Campaigns for Civil, Political and Cultural Rights 74
1.a Australia 75
1.b New Zealand 76
1.c Canada 76
1.d. USA 77
1.e The Saami: Norway, Sweden and Finland 78
2 Indigenous Resistance to Government and Corporate Threats to their Environment 79
2.a In West 79
2.b Global Indigenous Resistance to Environmental Threats 81
C Green Campaigns and Protests 83
1 Green Movements 85
1.a General and International Studies 85
1.b Country Studies 88
1.c Organizations and Individuals 90
2 Campaigns on Specific Issues 92
2.a Campaigns Against Nuclear Power 92
2.b Campaigns Against Deforestation 93
2.c Campaigns Against Dams 94
2.d Campaigns Against Mining and Pollution 96
2.e Campaigns Against Fracking 97
2.f Campaigns Against Roads, Airports, Redevelopment, etc. 99
2.g Campaigning to Prevent Climate Change 100
D Peace Movements Since 1945 102
1 General: National and Transnational Movements 102
2 Pacifist Protest, Conscientious Objection and Draft Resistance 105
2.a Pacifist and Nonviolent Thought 107
2.b Conscientious Resistance and Legal Frameworks 108
3 Opposition to Nuclear Weapons since the 1950s 113
3.a Theoretical Debates about Nuclear Weapons 115
3.b Comparative and General Studies 116
3.c Studies of Particular Countries, Campaigns or Actions 118
4 Autonomous Peace Protest in the Soviet Bloc up to 1989 123
5 Protests Against Militarism 124
E Resistance Movements Against Specific Wars 127
1 Resistance to the Vietnam War, 1961-73 128
1.a International Protest 130
1.b Australia 131
1.c South Vietnam - Buddhists 132
1.d USA 132
2 Opposing Wars Against Iraq: The Gulf War 1991 and US-led Invasion 2003 136
3 Opposing Other Wars and Occupations 138
F Feminist Movements and Protests 141
1 The 'Second Wave' of Feminism: Pressure and Protests in the West 145
1.a Organizing, Lobbying and Protesting 145
1.b Women's Strikes and Engagement in Industrial Action in UK 147
2 Women under Communism and Post-Communism 148
3. The Global Women's Movement: 1970s-2000s 152
3.a General, Regional and National Studies 153
3.b Individual Campaigns and Activists 157
4 Feminism in the West: From Third to Fourth Wave 158
4.a The Third Wave of the 1990s-2000s 158
4.b The Fourth Wave since 2010 and the Impact in UK 159
5 War and Women's Resistance 162
G LGBT: Campaigns for Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Rights 166
1 The "Homophile' Movement and Rise of Gay Liberation in the West: 1950s-1970s 168
2 Gay Liberation: Protest and Organization in the West, 1980s-2010s 174
2.a The Impact of and Response to HIV/AIDS 176
2.b Campaigning for Equal Rights: UK 178
3 Global Struggles for LGBT rights in 21st Century 180
4 Minorities within LGBT 183
4.a Transgender Issues and Activism Globally 183
4.b Queer Movements 185
H Campaigns Against Government 187
1 Challenging Authoritarianism, Neoliberalism, Corruption and Misspending 2011-2014 187
1.a Chile 2011-12 188
1.b Bulgaria, 2013-14 190
1.c Turkey 2013 and 2014 192
1.c.i Reports and Immediate Analyses of May-June 2013 193
1.c.ii Journal Articles and Substantial Assessments 194
1.d Brazil 2013 and 2014 195
2 Campaigns for Transparency and Against Corruption: India since 1990 197
2.a Analysing Corruption in Indian Politics and Civil Society Responses 197
2.b Anna Hazare and 2011-13 Anti-Corruption Movement 198
3 Campaigning for Just Taxes 201
3.a Poll Tax Protests, Britain, 1989-90 202
I Regional Campaigns for Civic, Cultural or National Rights 203
1 Welsh Nationalism 204
2 Northern Ireland 206
2.a Historical Background and Political Perspectives 212
2.b The Search for a settlement: The Political Process 217
2.c Action at the Grassroots 220
2.c.i Civil Rights Movement 1967-73 220
2.c.ii Later Campaigns for Rights 222
2.c.iii The Peace People and Other Initiatives to End Violence 223
J Preparation and Training for Nonviolent Action 226
1 Planning and Development of Campaigns 227
2 Training for Nonviolent Action 228
Addendum: Selected Titles on Nonviolent Action and Movements: French, German and Spanish 230
1 French Titles, compiled by Veronique Dudouet 232
2 German Titles, compiled by Christine Schweitzer 236
3 Spanish Titles, compiled by Jesus Castanar and Javier Garate 241
Author Index 247
