Waging Nonviolent Struggle : 20th Century Practice and 21st Century Potential

by Sharp, Gene; PAULSON, JOSHUA; Miller, Christopher A. (CON); Merriman, Hardy (CON)

• ISBN13: 9780875581620
• ISBN10: 0875581625
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-30
• Publisher: Extending Horizons Books

Summary

"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.

Table of Contents

Author's Preface
Learning from a Century of Nonviolent Struggles	1	(6)
Acknowledgements	7	(6)
PART ONE EMPOWERMENT BY CAPACITY TO STRUGGLE
Chapter One Facing Acute Conflicts	13	(12)
Chapter Two Tapping the Roots of Power	25	(14)
Chapter Three An Active Technique of Struggle	39	(10)
Chapter Four The Methods of Nonviolent Action	49	(20)
PART TWO IMPROVISED NONVIOLENT STRUGGLES IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Introduction to the Cases	69	(2)
Chapter Five The Russian Revolution of 1905	71	(20)
Chapter Six Defense against a Military Coup, Germany-1920	91	(10)
Chapter Seven Indian Independence Campaign-1930-1931	101	(12)
Chapter Eight The Muslim Pashtun Movement of the North-West Frontier of India-1930-1934
by Dr. Mohammad Raqib	113	(22)
Chapter Nine Norwegian Teachers Fight Fascism-1942	135	(8)
Chapter Ten Saving Jewish Husbands in Berlin-1943
by Dr. Nathan Stoltzfus	143	(6)
Chapter Eleven Ousting a Guatemalan Dictator-1944	149	(8)
Chapter Twelve Ending Bus Segregation in Montgomery-1955-1956
by Joshua Paulson	157	(10)
Chapter Thirteen French Defense against an Army Coup-1961	167	(6)
Chapter Fourteen California Grape Workers' Strike and Boycott-1965-1970
by Hardy Merriman	173	(16)
Chapter Fifteen Czech and Slovak Defiance of Invasion-1968-1969	189	(16)
Chapter Sixteen African Laborers Strike, Namibia-1971-1972	205	(12)
Chapter Seventeen Mothers of the Plaza De Mayo, Argentina-1977-1983
by Joshua Paulson	217	(6)
Chapter Eighteen Poland's Self-Liberation-1980-1989
by Joshua Paulson	223	(10)
Chapter Nineteen School Boycotts in South Africa-1984-1987
by Joshua Paulson	233	(6)
Chapter Twenty People Power against the Philippine Dictator-1986
by Joshua Paulson	239	(6)
Chapter Twenty-one Burmese Defy the Military Dictators-1988-1990
by Joshua Paulson	245	(8)
Chapter Twenty-two Uprising and Repression in China-1989
by Joshua Paulson	253	(18)
Chapter Twenty-three The Liberation of Czechoslovakia-1989
by Joshua Paulson	271	(6)
Chapter Twenty-four Latvians Restore Independence-1991	277	(10)
Chapter Twenty-five Blocking the Soviet Hard-Line Coup-1991
by Joshua Paulson	287	(12)
Chapter Twenty-six Defending Democracy in Thailand-1992
by Christopher A. Miller	299	(16)
Chapter Twenty-seven Removing the Dictator in Serbia-1996-2000
by Joshua Paulson	315	(26)
Chapter Twenty-eight Assessing These Diverse Cases	341	(18)
PART THREE THE DYNAMICS OF NONVIOLENT STRUGGLE
Introduction to the Dynamics	359	(2)
Chapter Twenty-nine Laying the Groundwork for Nonviolent Action	361	(12)
Chapter Thirty Challenge Brings Repression	373	(14)
Chapter Thirty-one Solidarity and Discipline to Fight Repression	387	(10)
Chapter Thirty-two Noncooperation and Political Ju-Jitsu	397	(18)
Chapter Thirty-three Four Ways Success May Be Achieved	415	(8)
Chapter Thirty-four The Redistribution of Power	423	(10)
PART FOUR SHAPING THE FUTURE
Introduction to Strategic Planning	433	(2)
Chapter Thirty-five Making Nonviolent Struggle More Effective	435	(12)
Chapter Thirty-six First Steps in Strategic Planning	447	(22)
Chapter Thirty-seven Some Strategic Guidelines	469	(22)
Chapter Thirty-eight Conducting the Struggle	491	(18)
Chapter Thirty-nine Applications of Nonviolent Struggle in the Modern World	509	(16)
APPENDICES
Appendix A Preparing a Strategic Estimate For Nonviolent Struggle	525	(18)
Appendix B Glossary	543	(10)
Appendix C Preparing Translations on Nonviolent Struggle	553	(14)
Appendix D Sources for Further Reading	567	(2)
Index	569