A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict
Autor Peter Ackerman, Jack Duvallen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 sep 2001
This nationally-acclaimed book shows how popular movements used nonviolent action to overthrow dictators, obstruct military invaders and secure human rights in country after country, over the past century. Peter Ackerman and Jack DuVall depict how nonviolent sanctions--such as protests, strikes and boycotts--separate brutal regimes from their means of control. They tell inside stories--how Danes outmaneuvered the Nazis, Solidarity defeated Polish communism, and mass action removed a Chilean dictator--and also how nonviolent power is changing the world today, from Burma to Serbia.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780312240509
ISBN-10: 0312240503
Pagini: 544
Ilustrații: illustrations
Dimensiuni: 156 x 233 x 39 mm
Greutate: 0.82 kg
Editura: PALGRAVE TRADE
Locul publicării:Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0312240503
Pagini: 544
Ilustrații: illustrations
Dimensiuni: 156 x 233 x 39 mm
Greutate: 0.82 kg
Editura: PALGRAVE TRADE
Locul publicării:Basingstoke, United Kingdom
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Cuprins
PART I: MOVEMENT TO POWER
Russia, 1905: The People Strike
India: Movement for Self-Rule
Poland: Power from Solidarity
PART II: RESISTANCE TO TERROR
The Ruhrkampf, 1923: Resisting Invaders
Denmark, the Netherlands, the Rosenstrasse: Resisting the Nazis
El Salvador, 1944: Removing the General
Argentina and Chile: Resisting Repression
PART III: CAMPAIGNS FOR RIGHTS
The American South: Campaign for Civil Rights
South Africa: Campaign against Apartheid
The Philippines: Restoring Democracy
The Intifada: Campaign for a Homeland
China, Eastern Europe, Mongolia: The Democratic Tide
PART IV: VIOLENCE AND POWER
The Mythology of Violence
The New World of Power
Victory without Violence
Russia, 1905: The People Strike
India: Movement for Self-Rule
Poland: Power from Solidarity
PART II: RESISTANCE TO TERROR
The Ruhrkampf, 1923: Resisting Invaders
Denmark, the Netherlands, the Rosenstrasse: Resisting the Nazis
El Salvador, 1944: Removing the General
Argentina and Chile: Resisting Repression
PART III: CAMPAIGNS FOR RIGHTS
The American South: Campaign for Civil Rights
South Africa: Campaign against Apartheid
The Philippines: Restoring Democracy
The Intifada: Campaign for a Homeland
China, Eastern Europe, Mongolia: The Democratic Tide
PART IV: VIOLENCE AND POWER
The Mythology of Violence
The New World of Power
Victory without Violence
Recenzii
'This thoroughly researched and highly readable book underlines the contrast between stable democratic societies created by non-violent movements and tyrannical regimes born of violent revolution. Recommended for public and academic libraries.' - Duncan Stewart, Library Journal
'...an important documentation of non-violence as an attested historical force.' - F. Abiola Irele, Times Higher Educational Supplement
'There is undeniable power in images of unarmed citizens marching bravely toward policemen and soldiers, knowing they could be arrested, beaten and even killed.' - New York Times
'an important, carefully made, and fascinating documentary.' - Christian Science Monitor
'A skilful blend of sweeping narrative and tightly focused case studies...splendid' - Philadelphia Inquirer
'Ackerman and DuVall deliver a compelling argument for the efficacy of nonviolent resistance to tyranny. I recommend their book to anyone who believes that power only flows from the barrel of a gun.' - John McCain, US Senator
'informative and absorbing' - Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
'There is much to applaud here. The book is suffused with enthusiasm and contains a mass of infomation. Surely there is something here for everyone.' - Martyn Housden, History journal
'...an important documentation of non-violence as an attested historical force.' - F. Abiola Irele, Times Higher Educational Supplement
'There is undeniable power in images of unarmed citizens marching bravely toward policemen and soldiers, knowing they could be arrested, beaten and even killed.' - New York Times
'an important, carefully made, and fascinating documentary.' - Christian Science Monitor
'A skilful blend of sweeping narrative and tightly focused case studies...splendid' - Philadelphia Inquirer
'Ackerman and DuVall deliver a compelling argument for the efficacy of nonviolent resistance to tyranny. I recommend their book to anyone who believes that power only flows from the barrel of a gun.' - John McCain, US Senator
'informative and absorbing' - Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
'There is much to applaud here. The book is suffused with enthusiasm and contains a mass of infomation. Surely there is something here for everyone.' - Martyn Housden, History journal
Notă biografică
PETER ACKERMAN, writer and television producer, and scholar of International Relations.
JACK DUVALL is President of the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict.
JACK DUVALL is President of the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict.
Caracteristici
1 A gripping portrayal of a century of non-violent conflict
2 Bestselling title in the USA
3 Based on a documentary, which has been shown on a major US channel (PBS), and is currently being screened at film festivals around the world
2 Bestselling title in the USA
3 Based on a documentary, which has been shown on a major US channel (PBS), and is currently being screened at film festivals around the world
Descriere
In this tour de force, Peter Ackerman, an authority on nonviolent strategy, and Jack DuVall, a veteran writer, show how popular movements used nonviolent action to overthrow dictators, obstruct military invaders and secure human rights in country after country, over the past century. A gripping cavalcade of far-flung locations and history-changing crises, the book depicts how nonviolent sanctions - such as protests, strikes and boycotts - separate brutal regimes from their means of control. It tells inside stories - how Danes outmanoeuvered the Nazis, Solidarity defeated Polish communism, and mass action removed a Chilean dictator - and also how nonviolent power is changing the world today, from Burma to Serbia. Studded with colorful characters - such as Leo Tolstoy and Mohandas Gandhi, Lech Walesa and the mothers of the disappeared in Argentina - the book is a companion to a new feature-length documentary now at film festivals worldwide.