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Anti-Coup

Supporters of political democracy, human rights, and social justice have good reasons to be alarmed about coups d'état. These abrupt seizures of the state apparatus have occurred with great frequency in recent decades. Coups have overthrown established constitutional democratic systems of government, halted movements toward greater democracy, and have imposed brutal and oppressive regimes. Coups d'état are one of the main ways in which new dictatorships are established. Coups may also precipitate civil wars and international crises. Coups remain a major unsolved defense problem. This book describes an anti-coup policy focused on defense of the society by the society itself, using non-violent methods. The two basic principles of anti-coup defense promoted in this book are to: 1) deny legitimacy to the putschists, and 2) to resist the putschists with noncooperation and defiance. (Summary by Benjamin Gittins)

Year of Publication: 2003Genres: Political Science

Running Time: 02 hours 46 minutes 07 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	The Anti Coup Benjamin Gittins	5:03
2	How coups operate Lynette Caulkins	3:13
3	When are coups likely to occur? Benjamin Gittins	7:05
4	Support for coups Lynette Caulkins	3:15
5	Attempts to prevent coups Benjamin Gittins	5:00
6	Coups have been defeated Lynette Caulkins	16:31
7	Anti-coup defense Benjamin Gittins	3:29
8	The putschists require... Lynette Caulkins	3:53
9	Direct defense of the society Benjamin Gittins	5:20
10	The need for preparations KevinS	2:13
11	The civilian defenders' aims Benjamin Gittins	2:03
12	Resistance: general and organized KevinS	3:42
13	The importance of strategy Benjamin Gittins	4:37
14	Anti-coup weapons KevinS	4:20
15	Guidelines for general resistance Benjamin Gittins	6:16
16	Treatment of the usurper's troops and functionaries Linette Geisel	3:32
17	Facing attack: obstruction and communication Benjamin Gittins	3:14
18	Facing attack: repudiation and rejection KevinS	1:50
19	Blocking control by the putschists Benjamin Gittins	5:45
20	Defying repression and intimidation Linette Geisel	2:48
21	The importance of nonviolent discipline Benjamin Gittins	5:51
22	International support Linette Geisel	3:00
23	Shifts in strategy during the struggle Benjamin Gittins	2:16
24	A durable success KevinS	1:35
25	In the case of need for long-term defense Benjamin Gittins	5:15
26	Collapsing the coup KevinS	2:09
27	Deterring coups d'etat Benjamin Gittins	2:19
28	Promoting an anti-coup defense KevinS	2:15
29	Adopting an anti-coup defense Benjamin Gittins	1:45
30	Preparations by the civil institutions KevinS	5:59
31	Government initiated preparations Benjamin Gittins	3:17
32	Possible legislation and other plans to mobile defense Linette Geisel	3:53
33	Other types of preparations Benjamin Gittins	1:48
34	Consequences of an anti-coup defense Linette Geisel	2:17
35	Appendix One Benjamin Gittins	12:45
36	Appendix Two Linette Geisel	12:31
37	Albert Einstein Institution Mission Statement / About the Authors Benjamin Gittins	4:03