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$4.95,
Cloth, 224 pages, 1969
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The
Nature of Civilizations, Matthew Melko
An
innovative approach to comparative history that draws on the work of
Coulbourn, Spengler and Toynbee (among others) to define and
construct a basic model of civilization. The author then views
current Western civilization in this light and predicts its future
possibilities.
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$3.00,
Paper, 500 pages, 1969
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The
New Left: A Collection of Essays, ed. Priscilla Long
Twenty-seven
essays provide original insight into the nature of the movement, its
tactics, strategy and ultimate goals. Included are Noam Chomsky on
the Welfare/Warfare State; Howard Zinn on Marxism; Munaker,
Goldfield and Weisstein on female liberation; and many more.
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$9.95,
paper, 105 pages, 1973
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The
Politics of Nonviolent Action, Gene Sharp
Part 1: Power and Struggle
A rigorous
analysis of political power, demonstrating that it derives from
sources in the society. Even the power of dictators can be destroyed
by withdrawal of necessary sources of cooperation. With an
introduction to the technique of nonviolent action, its
characteristics, history and achievements.
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$10.95,
paper, 368 pages, 1973
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Part 2:
The Methods of Nonviolent Action
A detailed
examination of 198 specific methods of the technique — illustrated
with actual cases — within the broad classes of nonviolent protest
and persuasion, non-cooperation (social, economic and political) and
nonviolent intervention.
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$13.95,
paper, 480
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Part 3:
The Dynamics of Nonviolent Action
An
illustrated analysis of how the technique “works” against a
violent, repressive opponent. Includes discussion of the groundwork
for such struggle, as well as requirements for effectiveness and
reactions to repression.
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