Shy U.S. Intellectual Created Playbook Used in a Revolution - nytimes.com
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Evan McGlinn for The New York TimesGene Sharp, 83, is known for writing about nonviolence |
Published: February 16, 2011
Excerpt - Few Americans have heard of Mr. Sharp. But for decades, his practical writings on nonviolent revolution — most notably “From Dictatorship to Democracy,” a 93-page guide to toppling autocrats, available for download in 24 languages — have inspired dissidents around the world, including in Burma, Bosnia, Estonia and Zimbabwe, and now Tunisia and Egypt.