Covers tactics, leaders, and famous actions From Solidarity's passive/aggressive faceoff with communism to the courageous sit-ins and marches of the Civil Rights Movement, here is the first systematic survey of peaceful confrontations between the forces for the status quo and the forces for change. All the important events, tactics, and leaders are covered: Women's suffrage, blockades, IRA hunger strikes, monkey wrenching, Charter 77, the Clamshell Alliance, Rosa Parks, Leo Tolstoy, Martin Luther King, Lech Walesa, and many more. Focuses on critical issues Clear, comprehensive, and authoritative, the Encyclopedia examines such critical contemporary issues as violence, the nature of power, conflict resolution, the mechanisms of social movements, the application of moral authority, and defines and surveys the underlying assumptions and prevailing thinking of all activists for change. A practical blueprint for peaceful protest-the first and only work of its kind For this first systematic treatment of the subject, expert contributors from around the world have written essays on key persons, events, ideas, works, institutions , groups, and methods. The result is a primer and practical guide on all aspects of nonviolent action. There is an introduction, a listing of the entries by category, and a comprehensive index. Special features: First and only encyclopedia on the subject * Spotlights the most important peaceful struggles of the 20th century * Examines l04 nonviolent movements, campaigns, and events * Profiles 70 activists and scholars, including a dozen Nobel Peace Prize laureates * Surveys 42 organizations that have led nonviolent movements * Details 40 methods of peaceful protest
Show moreCovers tactics, leaders, and famous actions From Solidarity's passive/aggressive faceoff with communism to the courageous sit-ins and marches of the Civil Rights Movement, here is the first systematic survey of peaceful confrontations between the forces for the status quo and the forces for change. All the important events, tactics, and leaders are covered: Women's suffrage, blockades, IRA hunger strikes, monkey wrenching, Charter 77, the Clamshell Alliance, Rosa Parks, Leo Tolstoy, Martin Luther King, Lech Walesa, and many more. Focuses on critical issues Clear, comprehensive, and authoritative, the Encyclopedia examines such critical contemporary issues as violence, the nature of power, conflict resolution, the mechanisms of social movements, the application of moral authority, and defines and surveys the underlying assumptions and prevailing thinking of all activists for change. A practical blueprint for peaceful protest-the first and only work of its kind For this first systematic treatment of the subject, expert contributors from around the world have written essays on key persons, events, ideas, works, institutions , groups, and methods. The result is a primer and practical guide on all aspects of nonviolent action. There is an introduction, a listing of the entries by category, and a comprehensive index. Special features: First and only encyclopedia on the subject * Spotlights the most important peaceful struggles of the 20th century * Examines l04 nonviolent movements, campaigns, and events * Profiles 70 activists and scholars, including a dozen Nobel Peace Prize laureates * Surveys 42 organizations that have led nonviolent movements * Details 40 methods of peaceful protest
Show moreA sampling of the coverage Campaigns, events, locations Catonsville Nine, l968 * DesaparecidosMovement in Latin America * Gay Rights Movement * Nazism, Civil Resistance, l939-l945 * Salt March (India) l930 Methods of Nonviolent Action Disrobing, Protest * Guerrilla Theater * Lightning Strike * Reverse Trial * Withdrawal, Symbolic Organizations Greenpeace * Indian National Congress * Plowshares Movement * Queer Nation People Aung San Suu Kyi * Clausewitz, Carl von * Day, Dorothy * Douglass, Frederick * Havel, Vaclav Related Topics Conflict Theories * Everyday Forms of Resistance * Feminism * Transarmament
Roger S. Powers is a researcher, writer, and
lecturer on aspects of nonviolent struggle, peacemaking, and
conflict resolution. He holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from
Cornell University and an M.A. in international politics from the
University of Denver.
William B.Vogele is a research
associate with the Program on Nonviolent Sanctions and Cultural
Survival at Harvard University's Center for International Affairs.
He is the author of numerous publications on nonviolent struggle
and international affairs, including Stepping Back:Nuclear Arms
Control and the End of the Cold War.
"A valuable source of information for anyone with interest in the
field of peace and nonviolence." -- New Routes
"A magisterial collection of essays that significantly enhances our
understanding of the phenomenon and pervasiveness of non-violent
action as well as its transformative powers...This encyclopedia
will be the standard reference on non-violent struggles for a long
time to come." -- Yuen Foong Khong, Fellow, Nuffield College,
Oxford University.
"At a time when so many violent revolutions have disintegrated into
social disasters, it is high time that nonviolent action-for human
rights, democracy and sustainable development-moved to center
stage. This encyclopedia should help to establish the legitimacy of
nonviolent action in the building of a civil society worthy of the
name." -- Malvern Lumsden, Senior Research Fellow, International
Peace Research Institute, and Co-editor of the Journal of Peace
Research
"A huge and remarkably comprehensive work on the concepts,
strategies, movements, and personalities in the long and
too-easily-overlooked history of nonviolent action for social
change. The diversity of writers and references helps to assure
that this volume is free of sectarian dogma and control...loaded
with capsule biographies of movement leaders and with historical
cameos from all over the world. Of particular value are the cases
from numerous non-Western countries...Israel/Palestine, South
Africa, Namibia, Panama, and others. Scholars, activists, and
policy makers would all do well to spend many hours exploring this
big book, pondering its lessons, and treasuring its availability
for future reference." -- Alan Geyer Professor Emeritus, Wesley
Theological Seminary
"This encyclopedia superbly fills the gaping hole in our
understanding of the utility of nonviolent direct action for
achieving social justice...Knowledge of nonviolent direct action
will be vitally important in the post-modern age, and this
encyclopedia provides the essential foundation for understanding
and further study and research. Of interest to scholars,
policymakers, and activists alike, these essays taken together will
enable us to walk with wisdom and a minimum of violence into the
21st century. The editors have wisely included references to ethnic
and religious conflicts in every corner of the world. If taken
seriously, the contributions in the Encyclopedia open the door to a
new age of peacemaking, justice-seeking, and democratic governance,
both locally and internationally." -- Robert C. Johansen, Director
of graduate studies, The Joan B. Kroc Institute for International
Peace Studies, Notre Dame University
"Provides authoritative information for those who want to
understand the lives of change agents, the techniques, the
organizations, the philisophical basis, and the history of
nonviolent protest. It will increase the power of reference
librarians who ought not to be passive about recommending its use."
-- Rettig on Reference
"This appears to be the first encyclopedia devoted to the subject.
This is a unique, well-written, informative encyclopedia that
should be a part of any academic or large public library
collection." -- Booklist
"Teachers and advanced students will appreciate the usefulness of
this reference work and recognize its significance in a
contemporary world of ubiquitous violence." -- VOYA
"This encyclopedia will be a standard reference on nonviolent
action for years to come. The work has both great scope, and a high
quality of writing, editing, and production. Protest, Power, and
Change marks an important milestone in the development of history
written from the perspective of peace. It is safe to say that the
volume contains much important material that is not easily found
elsewhere, and is not an exaggeration to claim that this is one
encyclopedia that is more interesting and action-packed than many a
well-written biography or novel. I can thin of no single work that
will be more useful for those who want to understand the scope and
history of nonviolent action for social change." -- Fellowship
"The fact that an encyclopedia of nonviolence has been published is
cause enough for celebration. The faxt that it's comprehensive and
authoritative-a book that one can spend hours reading with great
delight-is further reason to be enthusiastic about its appearance.
Readers of Peacework would perform a great service to the movement
by seeing that is is available in school, college, and public
libraries." -- Peacework
"It is a surprise to lean that no prior encyclopedia has been
published in the field of peace and nonviolence studies. Highly
recommended for general and academic collections." -- Choice
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