Humor and Nonviolent Struggle in Serbia

by Janjira Sombatpoonsiri

Book Overview

In this highly original and engaging work, Sombatpoonsiri explores the nexus between humor and nonviolent protest, aiming to enhance our understanding of the growing popularity of humor in protest movements around the world. Drawing on insights from the pioneering Otpor activists in Serbia, she provides a detailed account of the protesters' systematic use of humor to topple Slobodan Milosevic in 2000. Protest newsletters, documentaries of the movement,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815634072
• ISBN13: 9780815634072
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"