Exploring Nonviolent Alternatives by Sharp Gene (3 results)

paperback. Condition: Good. Softcover in Good condition. Minimal margin notation. Good binding. Carefully packaged to avoid damage in shipping.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Second Printing. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 161 pages; 1971 Porter Sargent. Trade size paperback in glossy pictorial covers. 2nd printing. A bright, clean, and sound copy showing only minimal shelfwear; no markings. An early and now uncommon work by nonviolence theorist Gene Sharp, best known for From Dictatorship to Democracy. Issued as part of the publisher's "Extending Horizons" series, this volume examines the conceptual groundwork for civilian-based defense as an alternative to armed force, predating Sharp's more widely influential writings on nonviolent strategy. Though less cited than his later works, Exploring Nonviolent Alternatives reflects the formative stage of Sharp's thinking and remains of interest to those tracing the development of 20th-century resistance theory. Uncommon. VG+.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. An early and now uncommon work by nonviolence theorist Gene Sharp, best known for From Dictatorship to Democracy. Examines the conceptual groundwork for civilian-based defense as an alternative to armed force, predating Sharp's more widely influential writings on nonviolent strategy. Exploring Nonviolent Alternatives reflects the formative stage of Sharp's thinking and remains of interest to those tracing the development of 20th-century resistance theory. Dust jacket with some edge-wear perticularly to the top of the spine, not price-clipped ($3.95). Pages are as new. First edition. 5¾" - 8½". Book.