Street Rebellion: Resistance Beyond Violence and Nonviolence

In a style that bridges the divide between academia and activism, Street Rebellion develops a broader and more accurate understanding of how people struggle for liberation.

We are living in a time of uprisings that routinely involve physical confrontation--burning vehicles, barricades, vandalism, and scuffles between protesters and authorities. Yet the Left has struggled to incorporate rioting into theories of change, remaining stuck in recurring debates over violence and nonviolence. Civil resistance studies have popularized the term "strategic nonviolence," spreading the notion that violence is wholly counter-productive. Street Rebellion scrutinizes recent research and develops a broad and grounded portrait of the relationship between strategic nonviolence and rioting in the struggle for liberation.

Author: Benjamin S. Case
Publisher: AK Press
Published: 12/06/2022
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781849354868
ISBN10: 1849354863
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sociology | Urban
- Social Science | Popular Culture
- Social Science | Violence in Society

About the Author
Benjamin S. Case is an organizer, educator, and writer. He is a researcher at the Center for Work and Democracy and a fellow at the Resistance Studies Initiative. Case is based in Pittsburgh, PA.