Research Catalog

Title

Sharp's dictionary of power and struggle : language of civil resistance in conflicts / Gene Sharp ; with the assistance of April Carter and Bruce Jenkins and a foreword by Sir Adam Roberts.

Author

Sharp, Gene, 1928-2018

Publication

New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Carter, April
• Jenkins, Bruce
• Roberts, Adam, 1940-

Description

xxii, 345 p.; 21 cm.

Summary

In nearly 1,000 entries, the Dictionary defines those ideologies, political systems, strategies, methods, and concepts that form the core of nonviolent action as it has occurred throughout history and across the globe, providing much-needed clarification of language that is often mired in confusion. Entries discuss everything from militarization to censorship, guerrilla theater, pacifism, secret agents, and protest songs. In addition, the dictionary features a foreword by Sir Adam Roberts, President of the British Academy; an introduction by Gene Sharp; an essay on power and realism; case studies of conflicts in Serbia and Tunisia; and a guide for further reading.

Alternative Title

Dictionary of power and struggle

Subjects

• History
• Dictionaries
• Government, Resistance to > History > Dictionaries
• Power (Social sciences) > Dictionaries
• Nonviolence > History > Dictionaries
• Nonviolence > Dictionaries

Genre/Form

• Dictionaries
• History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- An essay on power and realism -- Case study: Serbia, 1996-2000 / Joshua Paulson -- Case study: the Tunisian Uprising and protests, December 2010-January 2011 / Jamila Raqib -- The dictionary -- Methods of nonviolent action -- For further reading on nonviolent action.

ISBN

• 9780199829897
• 0199829896
• 9780199829880
• 0199829888

LCCN

^^2011023581

OCLC

• 707267287
• SCSB-11984328

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library