{"product_id":"from-dictatorship-to-democracy-gene-sharp-9798893850567","title":"From Dictatorship to Democracy: A Conceptual Framework for Liberation","description":"\u003cb\u003eA classic of political resistance by \"the man who changed the world\" (\u003cem\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e)--repackaged for a new generation rising against authoritarianism around the world\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decades, Gene Sharp's \u003cem\u003eFrom Dictatorship to Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e has been a lifeline for movements seeking to challenge oppressive regimes without violence. The subject of a June 2025 column by Nicholas Kristof in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e regarding the contemporary relevance of Gene Sharp's ideas, the book has been quietly circulated by dissidents and organizers, translated into more than thirty languages, and used in uprisings from Serbia and Ukraine to Egypt and Venezuela.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow available in a newly repackaged edition, \u003cem\u003eFrom Dictatorship to Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e speaks to the present moment. As authoritarianism gains ground globally and democratic institutions are threatened at home, a new generation of activists is looking for proven tools--not just inspiration, but instruction. With extraordinary clarity, Sharp lays out 198 methods of nonviolent resistance, from boycotts and strikes to symbolic protests and civil disobedience, adaptable to almost any political context.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis timeless and tactical handbook is both a field guide for organizing and a philosophical call to action and has been \"hailed as the manual by those who conducted people-power coups\" (\u003cem\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/em\u003e). As movements today grow increasingly global, decentralized, and creative, \u003cem\u003eFrom Dictatorship to Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e remains essential reading--empowering a new wave of resistance with hard-earned insights from those who've come before.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50001726996673,"sku":"9798893850567","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/5512\/0833\/files\/9798893850567.jpg?v=1771610807","url":"https:\/\/www.porchlightbooks.com\/products\/from-dictatorship-to-democracy-gene-sharp-9798893850567","provider":"Porchlight Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}