Books by Tom Lodge
“What the authorities at Sharpeville did was they opened fire on people as they were coming peacefully to surrender themselves, because they didn’t know how to handle it. Authorities have a mentality that it’s either obedience or it’s rebellion. It’s actually extraordinarily difficult for them to cope with non-violent resistance, where resistors are willing to break the law and suffer the consequences peacefully, but refuse to rebel or do any of the things that rebellious natives are supposed to do.” Read more...
The best books on Popular Uprisings
Robert Poole, Historian
Interviews where books by Tom Lodge were recommended
The best books on Popular Uprisings, recommended by Robert Poole
Under what conditions do popular uprisings end in massacres? What’s the best way for someone protesting against a government to get what they want? Robert Poole, Professor of History at the University of Central Lancashire and author of Peterloo: The English Uprising, recommends the best books on uprisings.
