A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict

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.

Author: Peter Ackerman, Jack Duvall
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 10/05/2001
Pages: 560
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 1.40d
ISBN13: 9780312240509
ISBN10: 0312240503
BISAC Categories:
- History | Modern | 20th Century | General
- History | Social History
- Political Science | Civil Rights

About the Author

Peter Ackerman holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

Jack Duvall is President of the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict.