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Justice Ignited
The Dynamics of Backfire
978-0-7425-4085-9 • Hardback
December 2006 •
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978-1-4616-3836-0 • eBook
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Pages: 244
Size: 6 x 9 1/2
By
Brian Martin
Social Science
|
Violence in Society
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Attacks can backfire on attackers—sometimes spectacularly. In March 1991, an observer videotaped several Los Angeles police beating Rodney King with their batons. Shown on television, the beating caused enormous damage to the reputation of the police and led to the chief's resignation. This incident and others, such as the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the 1965 surveillance of Ralph Nader, prove that all sorts of attacks can backfire, from torture and massacres to job dismissals and reprisals against whistle-blowers. Through numerous detailed case studies,
Justice Ignited
presents the first comprehensive treatment of the dynamics of backfire, as it reveals the most promising tactics for causing the backfire of unfair attacks. Understanding backfire—both promoting and inhibiting it—is vitally important for activists and everyone else who wants to be effective in the face of injustice.
Brian Martin
is associate professor in Science, Technology, and Society at the University of Wollongong, Australia. He is the author of a dozen books and hundreds of articles on peace and war, whistle-blowing, scientific controversies, democracy, and other topics.
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Sharpeville
Chapter 3 Dili
Chapter 4 Dharasana
Chapter 5 The Beating of Rodney King
Chapter 6 Target: Whistleblowers
Chapter 7 The Dismissal of Ted Steele
Chapter 8 Environmental Disasters
Chapter 9 The Invasion of Iraq
Chapter 10 Abu Ghraib
Chapter 11 Countershock: Challenging Pushbutton Torture
Chapter 12 Terrorism as Predictable Backfire
Chapter 13 Theory and Backfire
Chapter 14 Conclusion
Brian Martin has produced an interesting, well written, and comprehensive approach to understanding the unintended consequences of state power and crime. The book utilizes well-known historical and contemporary cases in order to demonstrate the process of backfire. Martin's work will appeal to scholars and activists alike.
—
Jeffrey Ian Ross, University of Baltimore
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