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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgements
Author’s Note
Preface
1 Facing Dictatorships Realistically
A continuing problem
Freedom through violence?
Coups, elections, foreign saviors?
Facing the hard truth
2 The Dangers of Negotiations
Merits and limitations of negotiations
Negotiated surrender?
Power and justice in negotiations
“Agreeable” dictators
What kind of peace?
Reasons for hope
3 Whence Comes the Power?
The “Monkey Master” fable
Necessary sources of political power
Centers of democratic power
4 Dictatorships Have Weaknesses
Identifying the Achilles’ heel
Weaknesses of dictatorships
Attacking weaknesses of dictatorships
5 Exercising Power
The workings of nonviolent struggle
Nonviolent weapons and discipline
Openness, secrecy, and high standards
Shifting power relationships
Four mechanisms of change
Democratizing effects of political defiance
Complexity of nonviolent struggle
6 The Need for Strategic Planning
Realistic planning
Hurdles to planning
Four important terms in strategic planning
7 Planning Strategy
Choice of means
Planning for democracy
External assistance
Formulating a grand strategy
Planning campaign strategies
Spreading the idea of noncooperation
Repression and countermeasures
Adhering to the strategic plan
8 Applying Political Defiance
Selective resistance
Symbolic challenge
Spreading responsibility
Aiming at the dictators’ power
Shifts in strategy
9 Disintegrating the Dictatorship
Escalating freedom
Disintegrating the dictatorship
Handling success responsibly
10 Groundwork for Durable Democracy
Threats of a new dictatorship
Blocking coups
Constitution drafting
A democratic defense policy
A meritorious responsibility
Appendix: The Methods of Nonviolent Action
Notes
Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Publishing
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