A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict. Study Guide.

Autor/in	Mogul, Jonathan
Institution	WETA-TV, Washington, DC.
Titel	A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict. Study Guide.
Quelle	(2000), (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Case Studies; Conflict Resolution; Government Role; Modern History; Political Issues; Public Television; Secondary Education; Social Studies; World History + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Conflict solving; Konfliktlösung; Konfliktregelung; Neuere Geschichte; Politischer Faktor; Öffentliches Fernsehen; Sekundarbereich; Gemeinschaftskunde; Weltgeschichte
Abstract	This study guide, intended for high school and college classrooms, provides background information, timelines, and program synopses for the various programs which make up the public television series, "A Force More Powerful." The series is about popular movements battling entrenched regimes or military forces with weapons very different from guns and bullets. Forms of noncooperation (such as boycotts, resignations, and civil disobedience) helped subvert the operations of government. Direct intervention in the form of sit-ins, nonviolent sabotage, and blockades frustrated many rulers' efforts to subjugate people. The use of nonviolent sanctions has been far more frequent than usually supposed and has not been limited by the type of regime being opposed or by place or time. News coverage of mass nonviolent action has left the impression that people power comes from the size or energy of crowds that picket in city streets. The true rhythms of nonviolent action are less spontaneous than strategic. It has little to do with shouting slogans and putting flowers in gun barrels; it has everything to do with separating governments from their means of control. The study guide contains synopses of the following programs: "Nashville 'We Were Warriors'" (1959-60); "India Defying the Crown" (1930-31); "South Africa 'Freedom in Our Lifetime'" (1984-85); "Denmark Living with the Enemy" (1940-44); "Poland 'We've Caught God by the Arm'" (1980); and "Chile Defeat of a Dictator" (1983-88). (Contains a list of 48 print and Internet resources and 11 notes.) (BT)
Anmerkungen	WETA, 2775 South Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22206. Tel: 703-998-2600; Web site: http://www.pbs.org/weta/forcemorepowerful/.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC