Getting Started - Background Information - Prof. Rubenstein - Eng. 99/101 - FALL 2025 Civil Disobedience - Harold L. Drimmer Library Research Guides at Westchester Community College Library

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Social Protest / Arthur Gillard (Editor)
Call Number: eBook

ISBN: 9780737769340

Publication Date: 2014

This book explores issues and trends related to social protest, civil disobedience, protest movements, nonviolent protests, and direct action.
Social Justice / Noël Merino (Editor)
Call Number: eBook

ISBN: 9780737770261

Publication Date: 2014

A global review of social justice and equality from a variety of international perspectives. Readers will explore social justice's relationship to economic inequality, minorities, gender, and the global community.

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Prof. Rubenstein - Eng. 99/101 - FALL 2025 Civil Disobedience: Getting Started - Background Information

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