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'In a fascinating and important study, Bob shows that the extent to which a Third World protest or secessionist movement gains attention and Western support is not determined as much by its intrinsic merits or even strategic value as by the calculated use of NGOs. This careful account challenges many of our accepted notions of international politics and global civil society.' Robert Jervis, Columbia University
'Clifford Bob cuts through a great deal of sentimental cant about global civil society. Even humanitarian NGOs, he demonstrates, must engage in a kind of commerce to stay in business. The Marketing of Rebellion offers a sober, well-documented analysis of this important trend in world politics. It is a model of what patient scholarship can achieve.' Jeremy Rabkin, Cornell University
'Rarely does a book answer a question which is at once novel, interesting and important ...'. Nations and Nationalism
Book Description
How do a few Third World political movements become global causes célèbres, while most remain isolated? This book rejects dominant views that needy groups readily gain help from selfless nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Instead, they face a Darwinian struggle for scarce resources where support goes to the savviest, not the neediest. Examining Mexico's Zapatista rebels and Nigeria's Ogoni ethnic group, the book draws critical conclusions about social movements, NGOs, and "global civil society."
The Marketing of Rebellion : Insurgents, Media, and International Activism (Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics)
The Marketing of Rebellion: Insurgents, Media, and International Activism (Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics),Clifford Bob,Douglas McAdam,Sidney Tarrow,Charles Tilly,Cambridge University Press,0521607868,Cross-cultural studies,General,Government, Resistance to,Human rights,Insurgency,International Relations - General,International relief,Ngos (Non-Governmental Organizations),Political Advocacy,Political Science,Politics / Current Events,Politics/International Relations,Media, information & communication industries,POLITICS & GOVERNMENT,Political Science / General
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