Covers tactics, leaders, and famous actions, from Solidarity’s faceoff with communism to the courageous sit-ins and marches of the Civil Rights Movement. 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.

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.

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

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Authored and edited by: Douglas Bond, Christopher Kruegler, Roger S. Powers and William B. Vogele