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Protest!, how people have come together to change the world, by Alice & Emily Haworth-Booth

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Protest!, how people have come together to change the world, by Alice & Emily Haworth-Booth
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Protest!
Responsibility statement
by Alice & Emily Haworth-Booth
Sub title
how people have come together to change the world
Summary
A history of peaceful protests from around the world - from a workers' strike in 1170 BCE to school strikers in the present day. When ordinary people have stood up for what they believe in, they have used protest to change the planet and make the world a better place
Table Of Contents
Ancient world -- Medieval troublemakers -- Unsettling the settlers -- Class war -- Rights for women -- Independence and resistance -- Freedom and civil rights -- Wild ones -- People power revolutions -- Acting up, speaking out -- Global uprising -- New grassroots
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