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From Dictatorship to Democracy

Gelesen von Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

(4,077 Sterne; 13 Bewertungen)

From Dictatorship to Democracy, A Conceptual Framework for Liberation is a book-length essay on the generic problem of how to destroy a dictatorship and to prevent the rise of a new one. The book was written in 1993 by Gene Sharp (b. 1928), a professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts. The book has been published in many countries worldwide and translated into more than 30 languages. Editions in many languages are also published by the Albert Einstein Institution of Boston, Massachusetts. This is the Fourth United States Edition, published in May 2010. The book has been circulated worldwide and cited repeatedly as influencing movements such as the Arab Spring of 2010–2012. (3 hr 49 min)

Chapters

1 - Preface

6:24

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

2 - Chapter 1 - Facing dictatorships realistically

25:50

Read by Benjamin Gittins

3 - Chapter 2 - The dangers of negotiations

16:44

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

4 - Chapter 3 - Whence comes the power?

20:16

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5 - Chapter 4 - Dictatorships have weaknesses

7:26

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

6 - Chapter 5 - Exercising power

31:23

Read by Benjamin Gittins

7 - Chapter 6 - The need for strategic planning

18:37

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

8 - Chapter 7 - Planning strategy

33:29

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9 - Chapter 8 - Applying political defiance

15:59

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

10 - Chapter 9 - Disintegrating the dictatorship

18:04

Read by Benjamin Gittins

11 - Chapter 10 - Groundwork for durable democracy

12:53

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

12 - Appendix 1 - The methods of nonviolent action

14:00

Read by Benjamin Gittins

13 - Appendix 2 - Acknowledgements and notes on the history of from dictatorshi…

8:27

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

Bewertungen

(3 Sterne)

im coming back to this title to say that after 4 months of audiobooks while delivering packages this is still the worst reading I have ever heard the only reason to listen would be to hear Karen shallenberg and try her other readings. poems every child should know I a lot of fun.

why read like this?

(0,5 Sterne)

Had to check my speed settings. So unnatural reading style. Cant imagine he talks like this in daily live. I hope not.

a very enlightening book especially to those seeking change

(4 Sterne)