Accidental Activists – Victim Movements and Government Accountability in Japan …

Accidental Activists\nby Celeste L. Arrington\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Celeste L. Arrington\nTitle: Accidental Activists\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action\nPublisher: MB - Cornell University Press\nPublication year: 2016\nISBN-13: 9780801453762\nISBN-10: 0801453763\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nGovernment wrongdoing or negligence harms people worldwide, but not all victims are equally effective at obtaining redress. In Accidental Activists, Celeste L. Arrington examines the interactive dynamics of the politics of redress to understand why not. Relatively powerless groups like redress claimants depend on support from political elites, active groups in society, the media, experts, lawyers, and the interested p.