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Facts
on File
American
History Online
American Women's History
African-American History
American Indian History
Modern World History **
Science Online
World Atlas
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Gale
Opposing Viewpoints
Gale Virtual Reference Library
PowerSearch
(Don't overlook Newspapers, Journals, and Magazine Tabs) |
ProQuest Databases
SIRS Knowledge
Source
ProQuest Gold
(Both are sources for newspapers,
journals and magazines) |
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ABC-CLIO
uses pisdstudent PW
American
Government
American History
Issues
United States at War
World History: Ancient
World History: Modern
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EBSCO Databases
EBSCOhost Web **
ALL PMHS Databases |
Go to
List of Search Engines
Google Scholar
Scirus
Google
Books
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Historical
perspectives:
Gale
Gale's Virtual Reference
Library
EBSCOhost Web
ABC-CLIO (World or U.S.)
Facts on File (U. S.) |
Journals and
magazines:
Gale
ProQuest Gold
SIRS Knowledge Source
EBSCOhost Web |
Contrasting viewpoints:
Gale's Opposing Viewpoints
ProQuest's SIRS Knowledge
Source
ABC-CLIO's Issues |
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Authoritative
"Free Web" Resources from the Study Guide Series on
Peace and Conflict
from United
States Institute of Peace |
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The Albert Einstein Institution
http://www.aeinstein.org is
a nonprofit organization advancing the study and use of strategic
nonviolent action in conflicts throughout the world.
New Tactics in Human Rights
Developed by the Center for Victims of Torture
http://www.newtactics.org
provides
valuable tools and resources to equip
human rights advocates.
http://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/PDF/HIRPPP.pdf
Ackerman, Peter, and Jack DuVall. "People
Power Primed." Harvard International Review (Summer 2005):
42-47. |
Freedom
House http://www.freedomhouse.org is a nonprofit organization working to promote democracy and
freedom around the world.
Nonviolence International
http://www.nonviolenceinternational.net is a decentralized network of resource centers
that promotes the use of
nonviolent action. It offers an annotated bibliography, and an annotated
bibliography on peace and Islam. |
International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC)
http://www.nonviolent-conflict.org is a non-profit foundation that develops and encourages the study
and use of civilian-based,
nonmilitary strategies to establish and defend human rights, democracy,
and justice worldwide. The
“Resource” section of its web site lists valuable materials in the
field.
http://www.aeinstein.org/organizationsbc25.html
Sharp, Gene. There Are Realistic
Alternatives. Boston: Albert Einstein Institute.
A short introduction to nonviolent civic action. |
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http://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/PDF/IS3301_pp007-044_Stephan_Chenoweth.pdf
Stephan, Maria J., and Erica
Chenoweth. “Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of
Nonviolent Conflict.” International Security 33, no. 1 (Summer 2008):
7–44.
An in-depth study on why civil resistance
has been more successful in achieving political aims than has
the use of violence. |
http://www.usip.org/resources/strategic-nonviolent-conflict-lessons-past-ideas-future
Crist, John, Harriet Hentges, and Dan
Serwer. Strategic Nonviolent Conflict: Lessons from the Past, Ideas
for the Future. Special Report 87, May 2002. United States Institute of
Peace, Washington, D.C. |
http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/20/do-protests-matter-a-freakonomics-quorum
Dubner, Stephen J.. “How Much Do Protests
Matter? A Freakanomics Quorum.” NYTimes.com, August
20, 2009.
Experts from diverse fields comment on the question of what do
protests actually accomplish. |
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http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/frequentdocs/birmingham.pdf
King, Martin Luther, Jr. “Letter
from a Birmingham Jail.” In Why We Can’t Wait. New York: Harper & Row,
1964.
King’s famous letter defending the Civil Rights movement to a group of
critical Alabama clergymen. |
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