A Force More Powerful: A Century of Non-violent Conflict - Hardcover

Ackerman, Peter; DuVall, Jack

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312228643 ISBN 13: 9780312228644

Verlag: St Martin's Press, 2000

Inhaltsangabe

Book by Peter Ackerman Jack DuVall

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Críticas

'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

Reseña del editor

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.

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• Verlag: St Martin's Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0312228643
• ISBN 13: 9780312228644
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 560