Making Europe Unconquerable

Engineering & Transportation

Gene Sharp

Engineering

Ballinger Pub. Co.

A rigorous analysis of political power, demonstrating that it derives from sources in the society. Even the power of dictators can be destroyed by withdrawal of necessary sources of cooperation. With an introduction to the technique of nonviolent action, its characteristics, history and achievements.

Power and Struggle (Politics of Nonviolent Action, Part 1)

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Porter Sargent Publishers

A detailed examination of 198 specific methods of the technique - illustrated with actual cases - within the broad classes of nonviolent protest and persuasion, non-cooperation (social, economic and political) and nonviolent intervention. This book examines revolutionary events including the American Revolution, through common sense and analysis.

Politics of Nonviolent Action, Part Two: The Methods of Nonviolent Action

Notes inside front cover: "The Dynamics of Nonviolent Action examines the complex operation of this technique against a violent, repressive opponent. Ground work which may precede the struggle is explored, as well as basic requirements for effectives. Then the focus turns to the initial impact of the nonviolent challenge. Repression is probable. Determined, yet nonviolent, continued resistance is needed to fight it. The opponent's repression may rebound by 'political jiu-jitsu', weakening his power by loss of support and increased resistance. Three main mechanisms by which nonviolent action may produce vitory are examined: conversion (the rarest), accomodation, and nonviolent coercion. Massive noncooperation may paralyze and disintegrate even an oppressive system. All these elements of the dynamics of nonviolent struggle are illustrated with examples. The resisting group itself is also changed: it gains in self-respect, confidence and power. Empowerment of the struggle group, the accompanying strengthening of the non-State institutions, ability to defeat repressive elites, and the extension among the populace of a nonviolent struggle capacity, contribute to long-term social changes by redistributing power."

The Methods of Nonviolent Action, Part Three: The Dynamics of Nonviolent Action

Extending Horizon Books

This important work probes Gandhi's complex mind and establishes him as an enduring strategist of conflict and change. Gandhi As A Political Strategist is unique in the extensive literature about this remarkable man. Gene Sharp portrays him as neither saint nor Mahatma, but as a shrewd, highly unorthodox political leader of movements for national liberation and social revolution. "An all too rare combination of scholarly precision and readability..."-Coretta Scott King

Gandhi As a Political Strategist: With Essays on Ethics and Politics

History

Asia

Albert Einstein Inst

Porter Sargent

Nonviolent Action

Ronald M. McCarthy

Brad Bennett

Taylor&Francis

From Dictatorship to Democracy was a pamphlet, printed and distributed by Dr Gene Sharp and based on his study, over a period of forty years, on non-violent methods of demonstration. Now in its fourth edition, it was originally handed out by the Albert Einstein Institution, and although never actively promoted, to date it has been translated into thirty-one languages. This astonishing book travelled as a photocopied pamphlet from Burma to Indonesia, Serbia and most recently Egypt, Tunisia and Syria, with dissent in China also reported. Surreptitiously handed out amongst youth uprisings the world over - how the 'how-to' guide came about and its role in the recent Arab uprisings is an extraordinary tale. Once read you'll find yourself urging others to read it and indeed want to gift it.

From Dictatorship to Democracy

Social Sciences

Serpent's Tail

De la Dictadura a la Democracia se publicó primero en Bangkok en 1993 por el Comité para la Restauración de la Democracia en Birmania conjuntamente con Khit Pyaing (El Periódico de la Nueva Era). Desde entonces se ha traducido a más de trenta idiomas y se ha publicado en Serbia, Indonesia y Tailandia, entre otros países. Este ensayo enfoca el problema genérico de cómo destruir una dictadura y cómo impedir el surgimiento de una nueva.

De la Dictadura a la Democracia: Un Sistema Conceptual Para la Liberación

The Albert Einstein Institution

How Nonviolent Struggle Works is a serious introduction to nonviolent struggle, its operation, and how it can be used against organized opponents with the capacity to impose harsh repression. This book offers the principle contents of Dr. Sharp's The Politics of Nonviolent Action in a concise, accessible, and translatable format. It will be of interest to students, activists, and anyone who wants to learn about the technique.

How Nonviolent Struggle Works

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