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| Title | The Politics of Nonviolent Action: Power and struggle Extending horizons books Part 1 of The Politics of Nonviolent Action, Gene Sharp, ISBN 0875580688, 9780875580685 |
| Author | Gene Sharp |
| Edition | 5, illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | P. Sargent Publisher, 1973 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 12 Nov 2009 |
| ISBN | 087558070X, 9780875580708 |
| Length | 902 pages |
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