Waging Nonviolent Struggle: 20th Century Practice and 21st Century PotentialInstructs how to strategically plan nonviolent action, a general technique of protest, resistance, and intervention without physical violence. Draws parallels between nonviolent and military strategy. Documents twenty-three cases showing how nonviolent action has been applied to conflicts throughout the world in the twentieth century |
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