From Dictatorship to Democracy (version 2)


Read by Benjamin Gittins

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From Dictatorship to Democracy, A Conceptual Framework for Liberation is a book-length essay on the generic problem of how to destroy a dictatorship and to prevent the rise of a new one. The book was written in 1993 by Gene Sharp (b. 1928), a professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts. The book has been published in many countries worldwide and translated into more than 30 languages. Editions in many languages are also published by the Albert Einstein Institution of Boston, Massachusetts. This is the Fourth United States Edition, published in May 2010. The book has been circulated worldwide and cited repeatedly as influencing movements such as the Arab Spring of 2010–2012. - Summary by Wikipedia

This second version is newly recorded, with a faster reading pace than the first version. (3 hr 16 min)

Chapters

Preface 6:17 Read by Benjamin Gittins
Facing dictatorships realistically 17:41 Read by Benjamin Gittins
The dangers of negotiations 16:39 Read by Benjamin Gittins
Whence comes the power? 14:31 Read by Benjamin Gittins
Dictatorships have weaknesses 7:46 Read by Benjamin Gittins
Exercising power 24:12 Read by Benjamin Gittins
The need for strategic planning 17:42 Read by Benjamin Gittins
Planning strategy 25:47 Read by Benjamin Gittins
Applying political defiance 16:11 Read by Benjamin Gittins
Disintegrating the dictatorship 15:31 Read by Benjamin Gittins
Groundwork for durable democracy 12:31 Read by Benjamin Gittins
Appendix One: The methods of nonviolent action 13:59 Read by Benjamin Gittins
Appendix Two: Acknowledgements and Notes on the History of From Dictatorship to… 8:11 Read by Benjamin Gittins