A Force More Powerful

by Ackerman, Peter; Duvall, Jack

• ISBN13: 9780312228644
• ISBN10: 0312228643
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: St Martins Pr

Summary

In this tour de force, Ackerman, a respected authority on nonviolent conflict, and DuVall, a veteran writer, explore the ideas lying at the root of how popular movements have used non-violent action to overthrow dictators, frustrate military invaders, and secure human rights in country after country and decade after decade. A gripping story, the book focuses on movements built from the ground up, including India's movement toward independence under Gandhi; Poland's Solidarity strikes, which laid the foundation for the fall of communism; and the lunch counter sit-ins in Nashville, which turned our attention toward the beginnings of the civil rights movement.

Author Biography

Peter Ackerman is series editor and principal content advisor for the documentary television series A Force More Powerful He holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, of which he is now Chairman of the Board of Overseers Jack DuVall, executive producer of the television series and film, has helped for many years to develop non-fiction programming for organizations such as Turner Broadcasting System, The Learning Channel, and the U.S. Department of Education. Previously he was Vice President for Program Resources of WETA-TV, Director of Corporate Relations of The University of Chicago, a political speech-writer who worked in three presidential campaigns, and a counterintelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force. He is a graduate of Colgate University

Table of Contents

List of Photographs	ix
List of Maps	xii
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction	1	(12)
PART ONE MOVEMENT TO POWER
Russia, 1905: The People Strike	13	(48)
India: Movement for Self-Rule	61	(52)
Poland: Power from Solidarity	113	(64)
PART TWO RESISTANCE TO TERROR
The Ruhrkampf, 1923: Resisting Invaders	177	(30)
Denmark, the Netherlands, the Rosenstrasse: Resisting the Nazis	207	(34)
El Salvador, 1944: Removing the General	241	(26)
Argentina and Chile: Resisting Repression	267	(38)
PART THREE CAMPAIGNS FOR RIGHTS
The American South: Campaign for Civil Rights	305	(30)
South Africa: Campaign against Apartheid	335	(34)
The Philippines: Restoring Democracy	369	(28)
The Intifada: Campaign for a Homeland	397	(24)
China, Eastern Europe, Mongolia: The Democratic Tide	421	(36)
PART FOUR VIOLENCE AND POWER
The Mythology of Violence	457	(12)
The New World of Power	469	(24)
Conclusion Victory without Violence	493	(14)
Notes	507	(28)
Index	535