Sharp's Dictionary of Power and Struggle: Language of Civil Resistance in Conflicts

by Gene Sharp

Book Overview

From the 494 B.C. plebeians' march out of Rome to gain improved status, to Gandhi's nonviolent campaigns in India, to the liberation of Poland and the Baltic nations, and the revolutions in North Africa, nonviolent struggles have played pivotal roles in world events for centuries. Sharp's Dictionary of Power and Struggle is a groundbreaking reference work on this topic by the "godfather of nonviolent resistance." In nearly 1,000 entries, the Dictionary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199829888
• ISBN13: 9780199829880
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"