From Dictatorship to Democracy: A Conceptual Framework for Liberation
- ISBN-10
- 1880813092
- ISBN-13
- 9781880813096
- Series
- From Dictatorship to Democracy
- Category
- Civil disobedience
- Pages
- 93
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Albert Einstein Institution
- Author
- Gene Sharp
Description
A serious introduction to the use of nonviolent action to topple dictatorships. Based on the author's study, over a period of forty years, on non-violent methods of demonstration, it was originally published in 1993 in Thailand for distribution among Burmese dissidents.
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