20th century practice and 21st century potential Sharp, Gene. creator Paulson, Joshua 1974- text bibliography mau Boston Extending Horizons Books 2005 monographic eng

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viii, 598 p. ; 23 cm. "Instructs how to strategically plan nonviolent action, a technique of waging conflict that uses protest, noncooperation and intervention. Draws parallels between nonviolent and military strategy. Documents twenty-three cases showing how nonviolent action has been applied to conflicts throughout the world in the twentieth century"--Provided by publisher. Author's preface : Learning from a century of nonviolent struggles -- pt. 1: Empowerment by capacity to struggle. Facing acute conflicts -- Tapping the roots of power -- An active technique of struggle -- The methods of nonviolent action -- pt. 2: Improvised nonviolent struggles in the twentieth century. Introduction to the cases -- The Russion revolution of 1905 -- Defense against a military coup, Germany, 1920 -- Indian independence campaign, 1930-1931 -- The Muslim Pashtun movement of the North-West Frontier of India, 1930-1934 / Mohammad Raqib -- Norwegian teachers fight fascism, 1942 -- Saving Jewish husbands from extermination, Berlin, 1943 / Nathan Stoltzfus -- Ousting a Guatemalan dictator, 1944 -- Ending bus segregation in Montgomery, Alabama, 1955-1956 / Joshua Paulson -- French defense against an army coup, 1961 -- California grape workers' strike and boycott, 1965-1970 / Hardy Merriman -- Czech and Slovak defiance of invasion, 1968 -- African laborers strike, Namibia, 1971-1972 -- Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, Argentina, 1977-1983 ; Poland's self-liberation, 1980-1989 ; School boycotts in South Africa, 1984-1987 ; People power against the Philippine dictator, 1986 ; Burmese defy the military dictators, 1988-1990 ; Uprising and repression in China, 1989 ; The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1989 / Joshua Paulson -- Latvians restore independence, 1991 -- Blocking the Soviet hard-line coup, 1991 / Joshua Paulson -- Defending democracy in Thailand, 1992 / Christopher A. Miller -- Removing the dictator in Serbia, 1996-2000 / Joshua Paulson -- Assessing these diverse cases -- pt. 3: The dynamics of nonviolent struggle. Introduction to the dynamics -- Laying the groundwork for nonviolent action -- Challenge brings repression -- Solidarity and discipline to fight repression -- Noncooperation and political ju-jitsu -- Four ways success may be achieved -- The redistribution of power -- pt. 4: Shaping the future. Introduction to strategic planning -- Making nonviolent struggle more effective -- First steps in strategic planning -- Some strategic guidelines -- Conducting the struggle -- Applications of nonviolent struggle in the modern world -- Appendix A. Preparing a strategic estimate for nonviolent struggle : based on the works of Robert Helvey -- Appendix B. Glossary -- Appendix C. Preparing translations on nonviolent struggle. by Gene Sharp ; with the collaboration of Joshua Paulson and the assistance of Christopher A. Miller and Hardy Merriman. Includes bibliographical references and index. Nonviolence No-violencia Primera Jornada de Catalogación HM 1281 S531w 2005 303.6 9780875581613 (cloth) 0875581617 (cloth) 9780875581620 (pbk.) 0875581625 (pbk.) 2004027014 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip053/2004027014.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip053/2004027014.html DLC 041117 20230410115756.0 113955