The Time of the Rebels by Matthew Collin
At the start of the 21st century, a wave of revolution moved across the former Communist east. Uprisings in Serbia, Georgia and Ukraine swept aside unpopular undemocratic governments. At the heart of these revolutions was a new kind of youth movement. Groups like Otpor, Kmara and Pora staged spectacular and dramatic protests, using humour, satire and the power of popular culture to undermine the authorities. The Time of the Rebels is the inspiring story of those movements ? participants tell how they created popular resistance movements, defying threats, violence and mass arrests in an attempt to change their countries and the world. Using first-hand accounts and eyewitness reportage, the book also tells how in other countries, such as Belarus and Azerbaijan, fierce clampdowns by the authorities thwarted similar attempts to stage revolutions.
A valuable overview of the political movements that sought to renew democracy in a region frequently overlooked by the Western press * Publisher's Weekly (USA) *
In an age dominated by the wretched failure of grand designs to spread liberal democracy at gunpoint, the story of how regime change was effected by the wit, ingenuity and bravery of these determined people is as timely as it is heartening.. he succeeds in capturing their irreverent spirit * The Times *
Collin traces the story of these uprisings with economy and clarity... a serious work that is an important addition to youth literature * Guardian *
In an age dominated by the wretched failure of grand designs to spread liberal democracy at gunpoint, the story of how regime change was effected by the wit, ingenuity and bravery of these determined people is as timely as it is heartening.. he succeeds in capturing their irreverent spirit * The Times *
Collin traces the story of these uprisings with economy and clarity... a serious work that is an important addition to youth literature * Guardian *
Matthew Collin has worked as a magazine editor, a foreign correspondent, a broadcast journalist and a features writer. He has been the editor of the Big Issue, the Time Out website and i-D magazine, and has worked in news for the BBC World Service. He has also written for a wide range of newspapers and magazines, including the Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Observer, Independent, Moscow Times, Face and Mojo. His previous books, This is Serbia Calling and Altered State, were also published by Serpent's Tail.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781852429645 |
| ISBN 10 | 185242964X |
| Title | The Time of the Rebels |
| Author | Matthew Collin |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-08-30 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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