Ebook: From dictatorship to democracy: a conceptual framework for liberation

A serious introduction to the use of nonviolent action to topple dictatorships. Based on the author's study, over a period of forty years, on non-violent methods of demonstration, it was originally published in 1993 in Thailand for distribution among Burmese dissidents.;Facing dictatorships realistically -- The dangers of negotiations -- Whence come the power? -- Dictatorships have weaknesses -- Exercising power -- The need for strategic planning -- Planning strategy -- Applying political defiance -- Disintegrating the dictatorship -- Groundwork for durable democracy -- Appendix 1: The methods of nonviolent action -- Appendix 2: Acknowledgements and notes on the history of From dictatorship to democracy -- Appendix 3: A note about translations and reprinting of this publication.