Gene Sharp, The Politics of Nonviolent Action

(Boston: Porter Sargent, 1973)

Chapter 1, The nature and control of political power

Chapter 2, Nonviolent action: an active technique of struggle

Chapter 3, The methods of nonviolent protest and persuasion

Chapter 4, The methods of social noncooperation

Chapter 5, The methods of economic noncooperation: (1) economic boycotts

Chapter 6, The methods of economic noncooperation: (2) the strike

Chapter 7, The methods of political noncooperation

Chapter 8, The methods of nonviolent intervention

Chapter 9, Laying the groundwork for nonviolent action

Chapter 10, Challenge brings repression

Chapter 11, Solidarity and discipline to fight repression

Chapter 12, Political jiu-jitsu

Chapter 13, Three ways success may be achieved

Chapter 14, The redistribution of power

Appendix and bibliography