From Dictatorship to Democracy (version 2) by SHARP, Gene //podcastplus.net/feed/from-dictatorship-to-democracy-version-2-by-sharp-gene~cc6c507d 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 WikipediaThis second version is newly recorded, with a faster reading pace than the first version. Thu, 14 May 2026 06:57:25 +0000 Appendix One: The methods of nonviolent action http://www.archive.org/download/dictatorshiptodemocracy_1403_librivox/dictatorshiptodemocracy2_11_sharp_64kb.mp3 Mon, 27 Jul 2020 18:13:38 +0000 http://www.archive.org/download/dictatorshiptodemocracy_1403_librivox/dictatorshiptodemocracy2_11_sharp_64kb.mp3 Applying political defiance http://www.archive.org/download/dictatorshiptodemocracy_1403_librivox/dictatorshiptodemocracy2_08_sharp_64kb.mp3 Mon, 27 Jul 2020 18:13:38 +0000 http://www.archive.org/download/dictatorshiptodemocracy_1403_librivox/dictatorshiptodemocracy2_08_sharp_64kb.mp3 Appendix Two: Acknowledgements and Notes on the History of From Dictatorship to Democracy http://www.archive.org/download/dictatorshiptodemocracy_1403_librivox/dictatorshiptodemocracy2_12_sharp_64kb.mp3 Mon, 27 Jul 2020 18:13:38 +0000 http://www.archive.org/download/dictatorshiptodemocracy_1403_librivox/dictatorshiptodemocracy2_12_sharp_64kb.mp3 Exercising power http://www.archive.org/download/dictatorshiptodemocracy_1403_librivox/dictatorshiptodemocracy2_05_sharp_64kb.mp3 Mon, 27 Jul 2020 18:13:38 +0000 http://www.archive.org/download/dictatorshiptodemocracy_1403_librivox/dictatorshiptodemocracy2_05_sharp_64kb.mp3 Planning strategy http://www.archive.org/download/dictatorshiptodemocracy_1403_librivox/dictatorshiptodemocracy2_07_sharp_64kb.mp3 Mon, 27 Jul 2020 18:13:38 +0000 http://www.archive.org/download/dictatorshiptodemocracy_1403_librivox/dictatorshiptodemocracy2_07_sharp_64kb.mp3 The dangers of negotiations http://www.archive.org/download/dictatorshiptodemocracy_1403_librivox/dictatorshiptodemocracy2_02_sharp_64kb.mp3 Mon, 27 Jul 2020 18:13:38 +0000 http://www.archive.org/download/dictatorshiptodemocracy_1403_librivox/dictatorshiptodemocracy2_02_sharp_64kb.mp3 Preface http://www.archive.org/download/dictatorshiptodemocracy_1403_librivox/dictatorshiptodemocracy2_00_sharp_64kb.mp3 Mon, 27 Jul 2020 18:13:38 +0000 http://www.archive.org/download/dictatorshiptodemocracy_1403_librivox/dictatorshiptodemocracy2_00_sharp_64kb.mp3 Dictatorships have weaknesses http://www.archive.org/download/dictatorshiptodemocracy_1403_librivox/dictatorshiptodemocracy2_04_sharp_64kb.mp3 Mon, 27 Jul 2020 18:13:38 +0000 http://www.archive.org/download/dictatorshiptodemocracy_1403_librivox/dictatorshiptodemocracy2_04_sharp_64kb.mp3 Groundwork for durable democracy http://www.archive.org/download/dictatorshiptodemocracy_1403_librivox/dictatorshiptodemocracy2_10_sharp_64kb.mp3 Mon, 27 Jul 2020 18:13:38 +0000 http://www.archive.org/download/dictatorshiptodemocracy_1403_librivox/dictatorshiptodemocracy2_10_sharp_64kb.mp3 The need for strategic planning http://www.archive.org/download/dictatorshiptodemocracy_1403_librivox/dictatorshiptodemocracy2_06_sharp_64kb.mp3 Mon, 27 Jul 2020 18:13:38 +0000 http://www.archive.org/download/dictatorshiptodemocracy_1403_librivox/dictatorshiptodemocracy2_06_sharp_64kb.mp3