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Anti-Coup

Bruce Jenkins, Gene Sharp

Read by Benjamin Gittins, Lynette Caulkins, KevinS and Linette Geisel · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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