A Force More Powerful : A Century of Nonviolent Conflict

by Peter Ackerman

2020-05-06 02:27:08

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 no... Read more

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.

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Book Details

File size8.8x5.9x1.4inches
Print pages544
PublisherSt. Martins Press-3PL
Publication date October 1, 2001
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780312240509
Peter Ackerman co-wrote the movies Ice Age and Ice Age 3 and is a writer on the TV show The Americans. He is the author of The Lonely Phone Booth, The Lonely Typewriter, and The Screaming Chef.Max Dal...

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