Title: The Politics of Nonviolent Action
First published: 1973
Description: Power and Struggle begins with an examination of political power. It is often assumed that power derives from violence and can be controlled only by greater violence. Actually, power derives from sources in the society which may be restricted or severed by withdrawal of cooperation by the populace.
Subjects: Nonviolence, Power (Social sciences), Resistance to Government, Non-violence, Direct Action, Pouvoir (Sciences sociales), Résistance au gouvernement, Government, resistance to, series:The_Methods_of_Nonviolent_Action