Defiant Hope

Defiant Hope: Survival, Sacrifice, and Rebellion in the Age of Oppression by Justus Atuti offers a powerful scholarly investigation into the mechanisms of inequality, the machinery of political and social control, and the quiet audacity of ordinary resistance. Combining rigorous socio-political analysis with vivid human narratives, Atuti examines how psychological wounds, media distortions, and systemic corruption sustain oppression worldwide, from Nairobi's slums, Mumbai's slums, the streets of Colombia, Lagos, South Africa, Syria, Latin America, USA, Russia through the courtrooms of Zimbabwe to the global digital protest movements. This book is as much a tribute to the acts of survival and solidarity that shape history as it is a call to recognize the indomitable spirit of hope that inspires change. Essential reading for scholars, activists, and all who seek insight into the anatomy of injustice and the promise of defiant resistance in the global village.