Journal of Military and Strategic Studies

Journal of Military and Strategic Studies

Volume 8, Issue 1, Fall 2005

 

Journal of Military and Strategic Studies

Gene Sharp. Waging Nonviolent Struggle: 20th Century Practice and 21st Century Potential. Boston, MA: Porter Sargent Publishers, 2005. By James F. Keeley, University of Calgary

James F. Keeley, University of Calgary

 

Abstract

Gene Sharp is a much-published and very significant student of the possibilities of non-violent action (NVA), having pursued this topic for decades. This latest volume is both a summary and an extension of this work. It is an intriguing book, which will repay study from multiple perspectives. It presents a number of strengths and, to some degree, also corresponding weaknesses...

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