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Blockade
During the summer and fall of 1971, the U.S. government supported the Pakistani military dictatorship while it massacred the people of East Bengal. But a group of Americans challenged this policy, tied up East Coast ports to Pakistani shipping, and had a major influence on changing U.S. policy. Blockade is the story of the ""non-violent fleet"" of canoes and kayaks that attempted to turn around the U.S. govenment.
192 pages, Paperback
First published April 5, 2013
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May 14, 2025
This book was recommended to me by someone on Reddit back in November, after the election.
It's been an interesting and at times disheartening read -- the core principles and tactics of nonviolent intervention are still the same, but the cultural landscape of this country has changed so much in the nearly 50 years since this book was written.
Remember when everyone got the same news? When there was -- arguably -- more accountability in government? When we were all living in the same world?
Also, remember mimeographs? Yeah, I don't miss those so much.
On the whole, it was worth reading, but I couldn't do it in one go, even though it's a short book.
It's been an interesting and at times disheartening read -- the core principles and tactics of nonviolent intervention are still the same, but the cultural landscape of this country has changed so much in the nearly 50 years since this book was written.
Remember when everyone got the same news? When there was -- arguably -- more accountability in government? When we were all living in the same world?
Also, remember mimeographs? Yeah, I don't miss those so much.
On the whole, it was worth reading, but I couldn't do it in one go, even though it's a short book.
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