"Those
Americans who believe that violence is an obsolete method of
settling disputes between civilized peoples will want to read The
Politics of Nonviolent Action."-Former
Senator Joseph S. Clark
"...it should be required reading at the U.S. Naval
Academy."-Captain George Walker, U.S.N.
"...an extraordinary reference work for people who want to
know how to resist the inhumanity of this society..."-Elizabeth
McAlister, The New Republic
"Sharp is the Machiavelli of nonviolence."-William
B. Watson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"...provides a new and vastly improved context for the
ethical debate about strategies...And thank God that at least one
sociologist can write intelligible English!"-David Gill,
Church and Society, World Council of Churches
"The book offers an astonishing amount of information, and
it is both cogent and accessible...Gene Sharp has provided us all
with an example of courageous alternative thinking...We need such a
kiss of life."-Donald Foran, America
"This significant book is a valuable storehouse of relevant
information."-The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for
Nonviolent Social Change, Atlanta |