Strategic nonviolent conflict : the dynamics of people power in the twentieth century / Peter Ackerman and Christopher Kruegler ; with forewords by Gene Sharp and Thomas C. Schelling.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-358) and index.

The emergence of strategic nonviolent conflict -- The principles of strategic nonviolent conflict -- Nonviolent sanctions in the first Russian revolution, 1904-1906 -- The Ruhrkampf : regional defense against occupation, 1923 -- The Indian independence movement, 1930-1931 -- Denmark : occupation and resistance, 1940-1945 -- El Salvador : the civic strike of 1944 -- Solidarity versus the Polish Communist Party, 1980-1981 -- Strategy and the margin of victory.

"The post-Cold War world has witnessed an alarming increase in violent conflict. Strategic Non-violent Conflict offers realistic alternatives to military force. This is not a pie-in-the-sky book of wishful thinking or a paean to peace. Rather, it is a solid, "extraordinarily lucid and original" work that "is bound to help make history."" "Ackerman and Kruegler analyze six twentieth-century examples of non-violent campaigns: the early Russian revolution of 1904-1906; the German Ruhrkampf of 1923; the Indian independence movement in 1930-1931; the 1940-1945 occupation and resistance in Denmark; the 1944 civic strike in El Salvador; and the Polish Solidarity movement in 1980-1981." "Using those examples they delineate 12 strategic principles that form the foundation - and enhance the prospects of success - for nonviolent campaigns."--Jacket.