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This unique book brings to light the little-known, but powerful roles that civil resistance has played in national liberation struggles throughout history. The story that emerges is a compelling one of the agency of thousands and even millions of ordinary people as they used nonviolent force in the course of struggles against foreign subjugation.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Recovering Nonviolent History (pdf document of the introduction available)— Maciej J. Bartkowski
2. Identity Formation in Civil Resistance Struggles — Lee Smithey
Part 1. Nonviolent Resistance in Sub-Saharan Africa
3. Ghana: Nonviolent Resistance in the Independence Movement, 1890s-1950s — Gail Presbey
4. Zambia: Nonviolent Strategies Against Colonialism, 1900s-1960s — Jotham C. Momba and Fay Gadsden
5. Mozambique: Liberation Myths and Resistance Strategies, 1920s-1970s — Matt Meyer
Part 2. Nonviolent Resistance in North Africa and the Middle East
6. Algeria: Nonviolent Resistance Against French Colonialism, 1830s-1950s — Malika Rahal
7. Egypt: Nonviolent Resistance in the Rise of a Nation-State, 1805-1922 — Amr Abdalla and Yasmine Arafa
8. Iran: Nonviolent Revolts, 1890-1906 — Nikki R. Keddie
9. Palestine: Nonviolent Resistance in the Struggle for Statehood, 1920s-2012 — Mary Elizabeth King
Part 3. Nonviolent Resistance in Asia and Oceania
10. Burma: Civil Resistance in the Other Indian Anti-Colonial Struggle, 1910s-1940 — Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan
11. Bangladesh: Civil Resistance in the Struggle for Independence, 1948-1971 — Ishtiaq Hossain
12. West Papua: Civil Resistance, Framing, and Identity, 1910s-2012 — Jason MacLeod
Part 4. Nonviolent Resistance in Europe
13. Hungary: Nonviolent Resistance against Austria, 1850s-1860s — Tamás Csapody and Thomas Weber
14. Poland: Forging the Polish Nation Nonviolently, 1860s-1900s — Maciej J. Bartkowski
15. Kosovo: Civil Resistance in Defence of the Nation, 1990s — Howard Clark
Part 5. Nonviolent Resistance in the Americas
16. The United States: Reconsidering the Struggle for Independence, 1765-1775 — Walter H. Conser, Jr.
17. Cuba: Nonviolent Strategies for Autonomy and Independence, 1810s-1902 — Alfonso W. Quiroz
Part 6. Conclusion
18. Insights into Nonviolent Liberation Struggles — Maciej J. Bartkowski
"This very important book establishes beyond doubt the necessity of recording the history of nonviolent struggles throughout the world…. The authors' accounts of actual struggles from nearly every continent demonstrate that we have available experience with powerful ways to wage conflicts and face problems without violence." —Gene Sharp, Albert Einstein Institution
