Civil Resistance

"Civil Resistance is an absolutely essential book for peace activists and anybody interested in history or in creating a better world. So pretty much everyone, then" -- Ian Sinclair, Peace News. February 2022. "Erica Chenowethâs book is the user manual we need for the long and difficult struggle ahead of us." -- Deepak Bhargava and Harry Hanbury, The Forge "Erica Chenowethâs latest book...offers a detailed and approachable insight into civil resistance, representing the pinnacle of their work on the use of violence within civil action." -- Francisca Castro, Social Movement Studies "Erica Chenoweth has written an excellent book on civil resistance" -- Ron Pagnucco, The Journal of Social Encounters "Chenoweth provides a fantastic compendium of scholarship and general insights on civil resistance that should be valuable for academics and activists alike." -- Jessica Maves Braithwaite, International Relations "This book is as much advocacy as it is an analscholarship and general insights on civil resistance that nonviolence. Civil Resistance: What Everyone should be valuable for academics and activists alike." -- Jessica Maves Braithwaite, International Relations A major contribution to the human race. - Mary Elizabeth King, Professor, UN University for Peace & Distinguished Rothermere American Institute Fellow, University of Oxford With violence in the streets and the efficacy of non-violence in question, this book could not be more tragically, propitiously timed. We as a country are literally wrestling with the text, the subtext, and the whole of this book. Civil Resistance speaks to what we need to do and how we need to do it. It gives us historical context, an empirical basis, and moral direction for how to change the world. A critically important book - now - right now. - Cornell William Brooks, Professor, Harvard Kennedy School; Former President & CEO, NAACP This book is a remarkable achievement, synthesizing up-to-date research, new case accounts, and significant new insights in a way that is accessible to all. Take its title literally. It is a guide for everyone - whether new or with years of experience - to the dynamics of nonviolent movements fighting for rights, freedom, and justice. I highly recommend it. - Hardy Merriman, President & CEO, International Center on Nonviolent Conflict