Religion and war resistance in the Plowshares movement /
Sharon Erickson Nepstad.
- New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
- xxvii, 253 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Cambridge studies in contentious politics .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-248) and index.
Introduction: Movement challenges and trajectories -- Historical development of the U.S. Plowshares movement -- Tactical legitimation and the theology of resistance -- Sustaining commitment -- Death of a charismatic leader -- Intermittent resistance : the German, Dutch, and Australian Plowshares movements -- Internal tensions and implosion : the Swedish Plowshares movement -- Witnessing or winning? : the British Plowshares movement -- Conclusion: From failed attempts to persistent resistance : understanding divergent movement trajectories -- Appendix A: Survey questionnaire -- Appendix B: List of interviews by author -- Appendix C: Chronological list of Plowshares actions by region.