Part One

Empowerment by Capacity to Struggle

Chapter One

Facing Acute Conflicts ...13

Chapter Two

Tapping the Roots of Power ... 25

Chapter Three

An Active Technique of Struggle ... 39

Chapter Four

The Methods of Nonviolent Action ... 49

Part Two

Improvised Nonviolent Struggles In the Twentieth Century

Introduction to the Cases ...69

Chapter Five

The Russian Revolution of 1905 ...71

Chapter Six

Defense against a Military Coup, Germany�1920 ... 91

Chapter Seven

Indian Independence Campaign�1930-1931... 101

Chapter Eight

The Muslim Pashtun Movement of the North-West Frontier of India�1930-1934

by Dr. Mohammad Raqib ... 113

Chapter Nine

Norwegian Teachers Fight Fascism�1942 ... 135

Chapter Ten

Saving Jewish Husbands in Berlin�1943

by Dr. Nathan Stoltzfus ... 143

Chapter Eleven

Ousting a Guatemalan Dictator�1944 ... 149

Chapter Twelve

Ending Bus Segregation in Montgomery�1955-1956

by Joshua Paulson ... 157

Chapter Thirteen

French Defense against an Army Coup�1961... 167

Chapter Fourteen

California Grape Workers� Strike and Boycott�1965-1970

by Hardy Merriman ... 173

Chapter Fifteen

Czech and Slovak Defiance of Invasion�1968-1969 ... 189

Chapter Sixteen

African Laborers Strike, Namibia�1971-1972 ... 205

Chapter Seventeen

Mothers of the Plaza De Mayo, Argentina�1977-1983

by Joshua Paulson ... 217

Chapter Eighteen

Poland抯 Self-Liberation�1980-1989 by Joshua Paulson ... 223

Chapter Nineteen

School Boycotts in South Africa�1984-1987

by Joshua Paulson ... 233

Chapter Twenty

People Power against the Philippine Dictator�1986

by Joshua Paulson ... 239

Chapter Twenty-one

Burmese Defy the Military Dictators�1988-1990

by Joshua Paulson ... 245

Chapter Twenty-two

Uprising and Repression in China�1989

by Joshua Paulson ... 253

Chapter Twenty-three

The Liberation of Czechoslovakia�1989

by Joshua Paulson ... 271

Chapter Twenty-four

Latvians Restore Independence�1991 277

Chapter Twenty-five

Blocking the Soviet Hard-Line Coup�1991

by Joshua Paulson ... 287

Chapter Twenty-six

Defending Democracy in Thailand�1992

by Christopher A. Miller ... 299

Chapter Twenty-seven

Removing the Dictator in Serbia�1996-2000

by Joshua Paulson ... 315

Chapter Twenty-eight

Assessing These Diverse Cases ... 341

Part Three

The Dynamics of Nonviolent Struggle

Introduction to the Dynamics ... 359

Chapter Twenty-nine

Laying the Groundwork for Nonviolent Action ... 361

Chapter Thirty

Challenge Brings Repression ... 373

Chapter Thirty-one

Solidarity and Discipline to Fight Repression ... 387

Chapter Thirty-two

Noncooperation and Political Ju-Jitsu ... 397

Chapter Thirty-three

Four Ways Success May Be Achieved ... 415

Chapter Thirty-four

The Redistribution of Power ... 423

Part Four

Shaping the Future

Introduction to Strategic Planning ... 433

Chapter Thirty-five

Making Nonviolent Struggle More Effective ... 435

Chapter Thirty-six

First Steps in Strategic Planning ... 447

Chapter Thirty-seven

Some Strategic Guidelines ... 469

Chapter Thirty-eight

Conducting the Struggle ... 491

Chapter Thirty-nine

Applications of Nonviolent Struggle in the Modern World ... 509

Appendices

Appendix A

Preparing a Strategic Estimate For Nonviolent Struggle ... 525

Appendix B

Glossary ... 543

Appendix C

Preparing Translations on Nonviolent Struggle ... 553

Appendix D

Sources for Further Reading ... 567