Humor and Nonviolent Struggle in Serbia

Informationen zum Autor Janjira Sombatpoonsiri is lecturer of political science at Thammasat University in Thailand. Klappentext In this original and engaging work, Sombatpoonsiri explores the nexus between humour and non-violent protest, aiming to enhance our understanding of the growing popularity of humour in protest movements around the world. Drawing on insights from the pioneering Otpor activists in Serbia, she provides a detailed account of the protesters' systematic use of humour to topple Slobadan Milosevic in 2000.

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• Authors: Echanechiraa, Janjira Sombatpoonsiri, Janjira Echanechiraa Sombatpoonsiri
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9780815634072
• ISBN: 978-0-8156-3407-2
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and; Syracuse Studies on Peace and; Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories