Les Glasgow Rent Strikes de 1915 ou quand la désobéissance civile des femmes contraint le législateur by Olivier Esteves

“…They argued that they too contributed actively to the war effort, and that, by imposing rent hikes, the landlords of Glasgow and their factors implicitly sided with the German foe, by weakening a portion of the population so instrumental in supplying the British armed forces on the continent. After several months of actively sustained civil disobedience, Parliament passed a law that fixed rents until the end of the conflict. …”
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Poručík proti maršálovi. Dvojí výzva post-vaubanovské tradici v textech skotského vojenského inženýra Charlese Bisseta z let 1751–17781 by Petr Wohlmuth

“…Despite being protected by the supreme commander of British armed forces, William, Duke of Cumberland, Bisset’s propositions were unexpectedly and unceremoniously rejected and he was discharged from the corps of military engineers. …”
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