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Author
Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"In Blueprint for Revolution, Srdja Popovic outlines his philosophy for implementing peaceful world change and provides a model for activists everywhere through stories of his own experience toppling dictatorships (peacefully) and of smaller examples of social change (like Occupy Wall Street or fighting for gay rights or zoning changes). Through examples of using laughter and music (e.g., Pussy Riot) to disarm the opposition and gather supporters,...
Author
Publisher
Lytton Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[2004 [that is, 2003]
Language
English
Description
Reviews over two dozen coercion-based practices, including human sacrifice, genocide, war, terrorism, revolution, political murder, riots, homicide, imprisonment, capital punishment, torture, religious persecution, slavery, debt bondage, and taxation. Examples and data are drawn from all over the world, including ancient Rome, medieval Japan, early modern England, revolutionary Russia, and four centuries of American history. Payne concludes that the...
Author
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Examines the relevance of nonviolent tactics to current debates about political action and political thought. Nonviolent political action has played a significant role in achieving social and political change in the last century. Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King were prominent proponents of nonviolence. Nonviolent political action or civil resistance has also been central to toppling communist regimes in Eastern Europe and to pro-democracy popular...
Author
Publisher
Sounds True
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the author's complete program for defusing violence and conflicts within families, schools, businesses, and governments, presenting his four-step process of identifying one's deepest truths, addressing unrecognized needs and emotions, and honoring the concerns of others.
Author
Series
Protest and social movements volume 4
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English