Resistance and rebellion

Sisukord:Raamatus uuritakse, kuidas tavainimesed seotakse vastupanu ja mässuga tugevate režiimide vastu. Näidatakse, kuidas põhjuste järgnevus - sotsiaalsed normid, ratsionaalsed kalkulatsioonid - viivad indiviidid passiivse vastupanu rolli ja järgmises astmes ühinemisele kogukonnabaasil moodustatud mässajate organisatsioonidega. Empiiriline materjal keskendub Leedu nõukogudevastasele liikumisele 1940-ndatel ja 1987-1991 aastatel. Contents: Introduction Mechanisms and Process Lithuania, 1940-1941 Rebellion in an Urban Community: The Role of Leadership and Centralization The German Occupation of Lithuania Postwar Lithuania More Cases, More Comparisons Resistance in the Perestroika Period Fanatics and First Actors Conclusions «Resistance and Rebellion» is a first-rate work of social science that will be widely read for a long time. It offers a simple, but persuasive theory that explains why weak and outnumbered groups rebel against their more powerful oppressors. Moreover, Petersen employs his theory to tell a fascinating and compelling story about Lithuanian resistance to the Nazis and the Soviets during the 1940s, and against the Soviet Union in the late 1980s. John Mearsheimer, University of Chicago