Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict [Paperback edition] 9780231527484, 9780231156820, 0231156820, 0231527489

Why civil resistance works: the strategic logic of nonviolent conflict 9780231527484, 9780231156820, 0231527489, 0231156820, 9780231156837, 0231156839

Though it defies consensus, between 1900 and 2006, campaigns of nonviolent resistance were more than twice as effective

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A Theory of Nonviolent Action: How Civil Resistance Works 9781780320540, 9781780325156, 9781350251212, 9781780320557

In this ground-breaking and much-needed book, Stellan Vinthagen provides the first major systematic attempt to develop a

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Recovering Nonviolent History: Civil Resistance in Liberation Struggles 9781626372641

Brings to light the little-known, but powerful roles that civil resistance has played in national liberation struggles t

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Strategic Nonviolent Power 9781927356432

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Nonviolent Resistance: A Philosophical Introduction 0745690491, 9780745690490

We see nonviolent resistance all over today’s world, from Egypt’s Tahrir Square to New York Occupy. Although we think of

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Why Rivals Intervene: International Security and Civil Conflict 9781487537906

Drawing on historical case studies, this book explains why international rivals intervene in civil conflicts.

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The Violence of Climate Change: Lessons of Resistance from Nonviolent Activists 1626164355, 9781626164352

It is beyond debate that human beings are the primary cause of climate change. Many think of climate change as primarily

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The Violence of Climate Change: Lessons of Resistance from Nonviolent Activists 1626164347, 9781626164345

Climate change is viewed as a primarily scientific, economic, or political issue. While acknowledging the legitimacy of

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Seizing Power: The Strategic Logic of Military Coups 1421413361, 9781421413365

While coups drive a majority of regime changes and are responsible for the overthrow of many democratic governments, the

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The Politics of Nonviolent Action

(Boston: Porter Sargent, 1973) Chapter 1, The nature and control of political power Chapter 2, Nonviolent action: an ac

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