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Blueprint for revolution, how to use rice pudding, LEGO men, and other nonviolent techniques to galvanize communities, overthrow dictators, or simply change the world, Srdja Popovic with Matthew Miller

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-272) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Blueprint for revolution

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Srdja Popovic with Matthew Miller

how to use rice pudding, LEGO men, and other nonviolent techniques to galvanize communities, overthrow dictators, or simply change the world

"Popovic outlines his philosophy for implementing peaceful world change and provides a model for activists everywhere through stories of his own experience toppling dictatorships (peacefully) and of smaller examples of social change ... Through examples of using laughter and music (e.g., Pussy Riot) to disarm the opposition and gather supporters, to staging a protest of LEGO men in Siberia (when flesh-and-blood people would have been shot), to a boycott of cottage cheese in Israel to challenge price inflation while organizing around rice pudding to overthrow the dictator of the Maldives, Popovic uses true and sometimes outrageously clever examples of the ways in which non-violent resistance has achieved its means" --, Provided by publisher

It can never happen here -- Dream big, start small -- Vision of tomorrow -- The almighty pillars of power -- Laugh your way to victory -- Make oppression backfire -- It's unity, stupid! -- Plan your way to victory -- The demons of violence -- Finish what you started -- It had to be you -- Before we say goodbye

Blue-print for revolution