A Force More Powerful

Overview

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.

Details

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Published

2000

Pages

544

Language

EN

Categories

History / Modern / 20th Century / General, History / Social History, Political Science / General, Political Science / Civil Rights, Political Science / History & Theory, Political Science / Political Freedom, Political Science / Human Rights, Political Science / Political Ideologies / General, Political Science / Political Process / Political Advocacy, Psychology / General, Social Science / Sociology / General, Technology & Engineering / Military Science

ISBN-13

9780312240509