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	Self Liberation, A Guide to Strategic Planning for Action to End a Dictatorship or Other Oppression by Gene Sharp, with the assistance of Jamila Raqib This strategic planning guide is intended to assist people who wish themselves to plan a grand strategy, or super plan, to achieve their liberation from oppression and to build a more free and democratic system. This document is not only relevant to people facing internal dictatorships. It is also meant to be useful to people facing any kind of oppression. This short document cannot include adequate in-depth presentations of all the knowledge and ideas needed for strategic planning of a nonviolent struggle for liberation. Therefore, interspersed in this text are references to selected published readings covering those important topics. Careful study of these selected readings, available for download below, in the sequence recommended is essential. They contain much of the understandings, knowledge, and insights that may be useful in the preparation of strategies of liberation. For more information click here. Languages available: English
	Waging Nonviolent Struggle: 20th Century Practice and 21st Century Potential by Gene Sharp This groundbreaking new book builds on fifty years of Dr. Sharp’s academic research and practical experience working with nonviolent struggle movements around the world. In particular, Waging Nonviolent Struggle provides a theoretical framework for understanding this technique of action as well as unprecedented information about how nonviolent struggle can be strategically planned. It also contains twenty-three case accounts of how nonviolent struggle has been used in the twentieth century. 598 pp. 2005 For more information click here. You can also read advance praise for this book. TO ORDER: Contact Extending Horizons Books customer service center at: 400 Bedford St., Suite SW03 Manchester, NH 03101 USA Tel: USA + 1-603-669-7945 (worldwide) Fax: USA + 1-603-669-7945 E-mail: larry@flyleafpublishing.com Web site: Extending Horizons Books Languages available: English
	On Strategic Nonviolent Conflict: Thinking About the Fundamentals by Robert Helvey On Strategic Nonviolent Conflict delves into the question of how to build a strategy for nonviolent struggle. Covering a variety of topics--such as ways to identify a movement's objectives, preparing a strategic estimate for a nonviolent struggle, and operational planning considerations--this publication contains insights on the similarities between military and nonviolent strategy. It represents a major new contribution to this field of study. Additional topics covered in the book include psychological operations and propaganda, contaminants that may affect the efficiency of a nonviolent movement, and providing consultations and training for members of movements and organizations. For more information click here. 178 pp. 2004 You may order or download this publication. Languages available: English Download PDF file
	De la Dictadura a la Democracia by Gene Sharp translated by Caridad Inda De la Dictadura a la Democracia is the Spanish translation of From Dictatorship to Democracy. It is a serious introduction to the use of nonviolent action to topple dictatorships. Originally published in 1993 in Thailand for distribution among Burmese dissidents, this booklet has since been translated into seventeen different languages and spread worldwide. For more information click here. 93 pp. 2003 You may order or download this publication. Languages available: Afan Oromo, Amharic, Arabic, Azeri, Belarusian, Burmese, Chin (Burma), Jing-paw (Burma), Karen (Burma), Mon (Burma), Chinese (Simplified Mandarin), Chinese (Traditional Mandarin), Dari, Dhivehi (Maldivian), English, Farsi, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Khmer (Cambodia), Kyrgyz, Pashto, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Tibetan, Tigrigna, Vietnamese Download PDF file
	Ад ДЫКТАТУРЫ да ДЭМАКРАТЫІ -- Джын Шарп From Dictatorship to Democracy (Belarusian) by Gene Sharp A Belarusian translation of Gene Sharp's crucial work, From Dictatorship to Democracy, has been released. Originally published in 1993 in Thailand for distribution among Burmese dissidents, From Dictatorship to Democracy has since spread to several parts of the world. It is a serious introduction to the use of nonviolent action to topple dictatorships. Belarusian is one of seventeen different languages that this work appears in. For more information click here. 67 pp. 2005 You may download this publication. Languages available: Afan Oromo, Amharic, Arabic, Azeri, Belarusian, Burmese, Chin (Burma), Jing-paw (Burma), Karen (Burma), Mon (Burma), Chinese (Simplified Mandarin), Chinese (Traditional Mandarin), Dari, Dhivehi (Maldivian), English, Farsi, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Khmer (Cambodia), Kyrgyz, Pashto, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Tibetan, Tigrigna, Vietnamese Download PDF file
	从独裁到民主: 解放运动的概念框架 從獨裁到民主: 解放運動的概念框架 From Dictatorship to Democracy (Chinese) A new Chinese translation of Gene Sharp's crucial work, From Dictatorship to Democracy, has been released. Originally published in 1993 in Thailand for distribution among Burmese dissidents, From Dictatorship to Democracy has since spread to several parts of the world. It is a serious introduction to the use of nonviolent action to topple dictatorships. Chinese is one of seventeen different languages that this work appears in. For more information click here. (Simplified Chinese, 58 pp.), (Traditional Chinese, 67 pp.) 2004 从独裁到民主: 解放运动的概念框架 (552 kb) 從獨裁到民主: 解放運動的概念框架 (780 kb) You may download this publication in: Simplified Chinese(552 kb, 58 pp.), or Traditional Chinese (780 kb, 67 pp.). Languages available: Afan Oromo, Amharic, Arabic, Azeri, Belarusian, Burmese, Chin (Burma), Jing-paw (Burma), Karen (Burma), Mon (Burma), Chinese (Simplified Mandarin), Chinese (Traditional Mandarin), Dari, Dhivehi (Maldivian), English, Farsi, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Khmer (Cambodia), Kyrgyz, Pashto, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Tibetan, Tigrigna, Vietnamese
	ДИКТАТУРАДАН ДЕМОКРАТИЯГА -- From Dictatorship to Democracy (Kyrgyz) A Kyrgyz translation of Gene Sharp's crucial work, From Dictatorship to Democracy, has been released. Originally published in 1993 in Thailand for distribution among Burmese dissidents, From Dictatorship to Democracy has since spread to several parts of the world. It is a serious introduction to the use of nonviolent action to topple dictatorships. Kyrgyz is one of seventeen different languages that this work appears in. For more information click here. 84 pp. 2004 You may download this publication. Languages available: Afan Oromo, Amharic, Arabic, Azeri, Belarusian, Burmese, Chin (Burma), Jing-paw (Burma), Karen (Burma), Mon (Burma), Chinese (Simplified Mandarin), Chinese (Traditional Mandarin), Dari, Dhivehi (Maldivian), English, Farsi, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Khmer (Cambodia), Kyrgyz, Pashto, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Tibetan, Tigrigna, Vietnamese Download PDF file
	От ДИКТАТУРЫ к ДЕМОКРАТИИ From Dictatorship to Democracy (Russian) by Gene Sharp A Russian translation of Gene Sharp's crucial work, From Dictatorship to Democracy, has been released. Originally published in 1993 in Thailand for distribution among Burmese dissidents, From Dictatorship to Democracy has since spread to several parts of the world. It is a serious introduction to the use of nonviolent action to topple dictatorships. Russian is one of seventeen different languages that this work appears in. For more information click here. 70 pp. 2005 You may download this publication. Languages available: Afan Oromo, Amharic, Arabic, Azeri, Belarusian, Burmese, Chin (Burma), Jing-paw (Burma), Karen (Burma), Mon (Burma), Chinese (Simplified Mandarin), Chinese (Traditional Mandarin), Dari, Dhivehi (Maldivian), English, Farsi, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Khmer (Cambodia), Kyrgyz, Pashto, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Tibetan, Tigrigna, Vietnamese Download PDF file
	من الدكتـــاتورية إلى الديمـــقراطية From Dictatorship to Democracy (Arabic) A new Arabic translation of Gene Sharp's crucial work, From Dictatorship to Democracy, has been released. Originally published in 1993 in Thailand for distribution among Burmese dissidents, From Dictatorship to Democracy has since spread to several parts of the world. It is a serious introduction to the use of nonviolent action to topple dictatorships. Arabic is one of seventeen different languages that this work appears in. For more information click here. 70 pp. 2004 You may download this publication. Languages available: Afan Oromo, Amharic, Arabic, Azeri, Belarusian, Burmese, Chin (Burma), Jing-paw (Burma), Karen (Burma), Mon (Burma), Chinese (Simplified Mandarin), Chinese (Traditional Mandarin), Dari, Dhivehi (Maldivian), English, Farsi, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Khmer (Cambodia), Kyrgyz, Pashto, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Tibetan, Tigrigna, Vietnamese Download PDF file
	DİKTATURADAN DEMOKRATİYAYA DOĞRU: Azadliq üçün Konseptual Çərçivə - Cin Şarp From Dictatorship to Democracy (Azeri) A new Azeri translation of Gene Sharp's crucial work, From Dictatorship to Democracy, has been released. Originally published in 1993 in Thailand for distribution among Burmese dissidents, From Dictatorship to Democracy has since spread to several parts of the world. It is a serious introduction to the use of nonviolent action to topple dictatorships. Azeri is one of seventeen different languages that this work appears in. For more information click here. 84 pp. 2004 You may download this publication. Languages available: Afan Oromo, Amharic, Arabic, Azeri, Belarusian, Burmese, Chin (Burma), Jing-paw (Burma), Karen (Burma), Mon (Burma), Chinese (Simplified Mandarin), Chinese (Traditional Mandarin), Dari, Dhivehi (Maldivian), English, Farsi, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Khmer (Cambodia), Kyrgyz, Pashto, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Tibetan, Tigrigna, Vietnamese Download PDF file
	From Dictatorship to Democracy (Farsi) A new Farsi translation of Gene Sharp's crucial work, From Dictatorship to Democracy, has been released over the internet. Originally published in 1993 in Thailand for distribution among Burmese dissidents, From Dictatorship to Democracy has since spread to several parts of the world. It is a serious introduction to the use of nonviolent action to topple dictatorships. Farsi is one of seventeen different languages that this work appears in. For more information click here. 47 pp. 2004 You may download this publication. Languages available: Afan Oromo, Amharic, Arabic, Azeri, Belarusian, Burmese, Chin (Burma), Jing-paw (Burma), Karen (Burma), Mon (Burma), Chinese (Simplified Mandarin), Chinese (Traditional Mandarin), Dari, Dhivehi (Maldivian), English, Farsi, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Khmer (Cambodia), Kyrgyz, Pashto, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Tibetan, Tigrigna, Vietnamese
	Від диктатури до демократії: концептуальні засади здобуття свободи From Dictatorship to Democracy (Ukrainian) A new Ukrainian translation of Gene Sharp's crucial work, From Dictatorship to Democracy, has been released. Originally published in 1993 in Thailand for distribution among Burmese dissidents, From Dictatorship to Democracy has since spread to several parts of the world. It is a serious introduction to the use of nonviolent action to topple dictatorships. Ukrainian is one of seventeen different languages that this work appears in. For more information click here. 86 pp. 2004 You may download this publication. Languages available: Afan Oromo, Amharic, Arabic, Azeri, Belarusian, Burmese, Chin (Burma), Jing-paw (Burma), Karen (Burma), Mon (Burma), Chinese (Simplified Mandarin), Chinese (Traditional Mandarin), Dari, Dhivehi (Maldivian), English, Farsi, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Khmer (Cambodia), Kyrgyz, Pashto, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Tibetan, Tigrigna, Vietnamese Download PDF file
	There Are Realistic Alternatives (Arabic) by Gene Sharp A new Arabic translation of Gene Sharp's There Are Realistic Alternatives has been released in hard copy and also is available for download over the internet. There Are Realistic Alternatives is a short, serious introduction to nonviolent struggle, its applications, and strategic thinking. Based on pragmatic arguments, this piece presents nonviolent struggle as a realistic alternative to war and other violence in acute conflicts. It also contains a glossary of important terms and recommendations for further reading. For more information click here. 64 pp. 2004 You may download this publication. Languages available: English, Arabic Download PDF file
	There Are Realistic Alternatives by Gene Sharp There Are Realistic Alternatives is a short, serious introduction to nonviolent struggle, its applications, and strategic thinking. Based on pragmatic arguments, this piece presents nonviolent struggle as a realistic alternative to war and other violence in acute conflicts. It also contains a glossary of important terms and recommendations for further reading. For more information click here. 54 pp. 2003 You may order or download this publication. Languages available: English, Arabic Download PDF file
	From Dictatorship to Democracy by Gene Sharp From Dictatorship to Democracy is a serious introduction to the use of nonviolent action to topple dictatorships. Originally published in 1993 in Thailand for distribution among Burmese dissidents, this booklet has since been translated into seventeen different languages and spread worldwide. This is the third US edition. For more information click here. 88 pp. 2003 You may order or download this publication. Languages available: Afan Oromo, Amharic, Arabic, Azeri, Belarusian, Burmese, Chin (Burma), Jing-paw (Burma), Karen (Burma), Mon (Burma), Chinese (Simplified Mandarin), Chinese (Traditional Mandarin), Dari, Dhivehi (Maldivian), English, Farsi, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Khmer (Cambodia), Kyrgyz, Pashto, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Tibetan, Tigrigna, Vietnamese Download PDF file
	The Anti-Coup by Gene Sharp and Bruce Jenkins As coups are one of the primary ways through which dictatorships are installed, this piece details measures that civilians, civil society, and governments can take to prevent and block coups d'état and executive usurpations. It also contains specific legislative steps and other measures that governments and non-governmental institutions can follow to prepare for anti-coup resistance. For more information click here. 64 pp. 2003 You may order or download this publication. Languages available: English Download PDF file