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From Dictatorship to Democracy (version 2)

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.

Year of Publication: 2010Genres: Political Science

Running Time: 03 hours 16 minutes 58 seconds

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