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A force more powerful : a century of nonviolent conflict Cover Image Book Book

A force more powerful : a century of nonviolent conflict

Ackerman, Peter 1946- (Author). DuVall, Jack. (Added Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 0312228643
  • ISBN: 9780312228644
  • ISBN: 0312240503
  • ISBN: 9780312240509
  • Physical Description: xv, 544 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
    print
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2000.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-533) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Russia, 1905 : the people strike -- India : movement for self-rule -- Poland : power from solidarity -- The Ruhrkampf, 1923 : resisting invaders -- Denmark, the Netherlands, the Rosenstrasse : resisting the Nazis -- El Salvador, 1944 : removing the General -- Argentina and Chile : resisting repression -- The American South : campaign for civil rights -- South Africa : campaign against apartheid -- The Philippines : restoring democracy -- The intifada : campaign for a homeland -- China, Eastern Europe, Mongolia : the democratic tide -- The mythology of violence -- The new world of power -- Victory without violence.
Summary, etc.: "A Force More Powerful depicts how nonviolent sanctions - such as strikes, boycotts, and civil disobedience - can separate brutal regimes from their means of control. It reveals the inside stories of how ordinary people took extraordinary action and ended oppression, including the Danes' valiant resistance to the Nazis, Solidarity's defeat of Polish communism, civic action in Chile to remove a military dictator - and how nonviolent power continues to change the world today, from Burma to the Balkans." "Filled with insights about compelling individuals - such as Mohandas Gandhi, the young African Americans who sparked the civil rights revolution, Lech Walesa, the mothers of the disappeared in Argentina - this book is a companion to a new PBS series and a feature-length documentary of the same name now at film festivals world wide. At a time when violent force is still too often chosen as the means of conflict, this book meets a crucial need - by showing how people can achieve freedom and justice without using violence."--Jacket.

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Subject: Social justice
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  • 5 of 5 copies available at All C/W MARS Libraries.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
AMC Mondor-Eagen Library HM1281 .A25 2000 (Text) 30464000079683 General Available -
Amherst Jones Library 303.61 Ackerman (Text) 38119003409202 Lower Level Available -
GCC Library HM1281 .A25 2000 (Text) 36996001119327 Circulation Available -
Leominster Public Library 303.6 ACKERMAN (Text) 38118000001202 Adult Available -
MWCC Library HM1281 (Text) 37945002950445 Circulating Collection Available -

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