- Nonviolence, Power (Social sciences), Resistance to Government, Non-violence
Power and Struggle begins with an examination of political power. It is often assumed that power derives from violence and can be controlled only by greater violence. Actually, power derives from sources in the society which may be restricted or severed by withdrawal of cooperation by the populace.
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- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- Author
- Gene Sharp
- First published
- 1973
- Pages
- 114
- Publisher
- Porter Sargent, P. Sargent, Ediciones Chile/América CESOC
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- Spanish, English
- ISBN
- 9780875580708
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