Ches Thurber is an assistant professor of political science at Northern Illinois University. His research has been published in International Studies Quarterly, the Journal of Global Security Studies, Conflict Management and Peace Science, and Small Wars and Insurgencies.
1. Pathways to revolution
2. Social ties and civil resistance
3. Nepal's Gandhians take arms
4. Nepal's Maoists take to the streets
5. Syria in the Arab spring
6. Resisting colonial rule in the Syrian mandate
7. Barriers to civil resistance: a global analysis
8. Gandhi revisited: overcoming barriers to civil resistance in South Africa and India
9. Conclusion
Appendix: notes on field research in Nepal
References
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