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A Force More Powerful

A Century of Non-violent Conflict

Peter Ackerman
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Pages
560
Year
2015
Language
English
Publisher
St. Martin's Publishing Group

About

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.

Related Subjects

  • Political Advocacy
  • Political Process
  • Political Science
  • Adult Nonfiction
  • General (Sociology)
  • Sociology
  • Social Science
  • General (20th Century)
  • 20th Century
  • Modern
  • History

Reviews

"A Force More Powerful challenges a longstanding myth that lies at the heart of much of the turmoil of the 20th century: that power comes from the barrel of a gun; based on convincing detail, Ackerman and Duvall dare to claim that nonviolent movements lead to more secure democracies."
Christian Science Monitor
"A skillful blend of sweeping narrative and tightly focused case studies, the book fills a vacuum in historical studies of the 20th century."
Philadelphia Inquirer
"This throughly researched and highly readable book underlines the contrast between stable democratic societies created by nonviolent movements and tyrannical regimes born of violent revolution. Recommended..."
Library Journal

Artists

Peter AckermanAuthor
Jack DuvallAuthor

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