Nonviolent Action: A Research Guide

This guide to research, sources, and theories about nonviolent action as a technique of struggle in social and political conflicts discusses the methods and techniques used by groups in various encounters. It is intended to contribute to the academic history of nonviolent action. An introduction that explains the theories and research used in the study provides a guide to this bibliography of English-language sources. The first part of the book covers case-study materials divided by region and subdivided by country. Within each country, materials are arranged chronologically and topically. The second major part examines the methods and theory of nonviolent action, principled nonviolence, and several closely related areas in social science, such as conflict analysis and social movements. The book is indexed by author and subject.

Contents include the following:

 

Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
How to Use this Book
Author's Note

PART I: CASES OF NONVIOLENT STRUGGLE
Africa and the Middle East
The Americas
Asia and the Pacific
Europe

PART II: STUDIES ON NONVIOLENT ACTION AND RELATED FIELDS
Methods and Dynamics of Nonviolent Action
Theory and Research on Conflict, Power, and Violence

Subject Index
Author Index