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Tactics of Christian Resistance (Tyler, TX: Geneva Divinity School Press, 1983), ed. by Gary North (PDF with commentary at garynorth.com)
From Poverty to Power: How Active Citizens and Effective States Can Change the World (2008), by Duncan Green (PDF with commentary at oxfam.org)
How Nonviolent Struggle Works (East Boston, MA: Albert Einstein Institution, c2013), by Gene Sharp (PDF at aeinstein.org)
Nonviolence Speaks: Communicating Against Repression (prepublication version, 2003), by Brian Martin and Wendy Varney (PDF in Australia)
The Role of Power in Nonviolent Struggle (Boston: Albert Einstein Institution, c1990), by Gene Sharp (PDF at aeinstein.org)
On Strategic Nonviolent Conflict: Thinking About the Fundamentals (Boston: Albert Einstein Institution, c2004), by Robert L. Helvey (PDF at aeinstein.org)
How Superior Powers Ought to Be Obeyed By Their Subjects, and Wherein They May Lawfully By God's Word Be Disobeyed and Resisted (modernized from the 1558 edition), by Christopher Goodman (HTML at constitution.org)
The Higher Law, In Its Relations to Civil Government: With Particular Reference to Slavery, and the Fugitive Slave Law, by William Hosmer (page images at MOA)
A Letter to a Hindu, by Leo Tolstoy, ed. by Mahatma Gandhi
- HTML at Pitzer
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The Christian Martyrs: or, The Conditions of Obedience to the Civil Government, by Jacob Gilbert Forman (page images at MOA)
T.A.Z.: The Temporary Autonomous Zone, by Hakim Bey (HTML at sacred-texts.com)
Volk, Nation, Kirche : Kampf zwischen Licht und Finsternisz in unserem aufgeklärten Jahrhundert ; mit 21 holtzschnitten und einer lithographie ; hersg. zum Besten des prager Taubstummen-Insittuts / (Prag : Rohlic̆ek & Sievers, 1861), by Vĕnceslav Frost (page images at HathiTrust)
The politics of nonviolent action / (Boston : P. Sargent Publisher, 1973), by Gene Sharp (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Bougainville : perspectives on a crisis / (Canberra, Australia : Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University, 1990), by Peter Polomka, Australian National University. Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, and South Pacific Security Project (page images at HathiTrust)
The higher law, in its relations to civil government : with particular reference to slavery, and the Fugitive Slave Law / (Auburn [N.Y.] : Derby & Miller, 1852), by William Hosmer (page images at HathiTrust)
Confronting Damascus : U.S. policy toward the evolving situation in Syria : hearing before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, December 14, 2011 (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2011), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia (page images at HathiTrust)
Mirrors for rebels; a study of polemical literature relating to the Northern Rebellion, 1569. (Berkeley, University of California Press, 1953), by James K. Lowers (page images at HathiTrust)
St. Paul's behaviour towards the civil magistrate : a sermon preached at the assizes at Hertford, July the 26th, 1708 / (London : Printed by H. Clark, for T. Childe, 1708), by Benjamin Hoadly (page images at HathiTrust)
Government prosecutions under the Espionage Act. Letter from the Attorney General, transmitting in response to Senate resolution of January 25, 1922, additional information regarding persons prosecuted by the government under the Espionage Act or for conspiracy to violate war-time laws ... ([Washington : Govt. Print. Off., 1922]), by United States. Dept. of Justice and H. M. Daugherty (page images at HathiTrust)
Whither the bulldozer? : nonviolent revolution and the transition to democracy in Serbia. (Washington, D.C. (1200 17th St., NW, Washington 20036) : U.S. Institute of Peace, [2001]), by Albert Cevallos and United States Institute of Peace (page images at HathiTrust)
La revolucíon es un derecho de los pueblos? (San Jose, C.R. : Imprenta y libreria Trejos hermanos, 1923), by Moncada G.,Arturo (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Fact sheet : update on the 33 imprisoned and exiled members of the Soviet Helsinski groups / (Washington : The Commission, [1979]), by United States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (page images at HathiTrust)
Iran and Syria : next steps : hearing before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session. (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2011-), by United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
The necessity of atheism ; and Declaration of rights / ([Charlottesville, Va. : The Patrick Henry Literary Society, 1952.]), by Percy Bysshe Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and University of Virginia. Patrick Henry Literary Society (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Methods of constitutional construction, the synthetic method illustrated on the free speech clause of the federal Constitution, (New York City, Free Speech League, [191-?]), by Theodore Schroeder and James Mill (page images at HathiTrust)
Die Lehre vom Widerstandsrecht des Volks gegen die rechtmässige Obrigkeit im Luthertum und im Calvinismus des 16. Jahrhunderts. (Bonn, Druck von E. Eisele, 1903), by Ludwig Cardauns (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
The higher law, in its relations to civil government: with particular reference to slavery, and the Fugitive slave law. (Auburn [N.Y.] Derby & Miller, 1852), by William Hosmer (page images at HathiTrust)
A discourse, concerning unlimited submission and non-resistance to the higher powers; (Boston, Printed and sold by D. Fowle, Boston, Re-printed by Hall & Goss, Congress street, second room over the Post office, 1750), by Jonathan Mayhew (page images at HathiTrust)
Non-resistance in relation to human governments. By Adin Ballou. (Boston, Non-resistance society, 1839), by Adin Ballou (page images at HathiTrust)
The Russian Revolution / (Christchurch, Hants. : Free Age Press ; London : Everett & Co., [1907]), by Leo Tolstoy (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Civil disobedience [electronic resource] : conscience, tactics, and the law / (Ann Arbor, MI : MPublishing, University of Michigan Library, 2013), by Carl Cohen (page images at HathiTrust)
The higher law, in its relations to civil government: with particular reference to slavery, and the fugitive slave law. (Auburn [N.Y.] Derby & Miller, 1852), by William Hosmer (page images at HathiTrust)
John Hampden und die Lehre von gesetzlichen Widerstande. (Duisburg, Verlag von W. Falk & Volmer, 1865), by Jacob Venedey (page images at HathiTrust)
The history of passive obedience since the reformation. (Amsterdam, Printed for T. Johnson, 1689), by Abednego Seller (page images at HathiTrust)
Non-co-operation; (Madras, Ganesh & co., [1921?]), by Mahatma Gandhi (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
The higher law, in its relations to civil government : with particular reference to slavery, and the fugitive slave law / (Auburn [N.Y.] : Derby & Miller, 1852), by William Hosmer (page images at HathiTrust)
Crisis in Burma : can the U.S. bring about a peaceful resolution? : hearing before the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, first session, October 17, 2007. (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2008), by the Pacific United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Asia (page images at HathiTrust)
Of the confusions and revolutions of governments : Wherein is examined how farre a man may lawfully conforme to the powers and commands of those who with various successes hold kingdomes divided by civill or forraigne warrs ... : Likewise whether the nature of warre be inconsistant with the precepts of the Christian religion? : Three parts, with several additions / (London : Printed by W. Wilson, 1649), by Antony Ascham (page images at HathiTrust)
The Christian martyrs, or, The conditions of obedience to the civil government: a discourse / (Boston : W. Crosby and H.P. Nichols, 1851), by J. G. Forman and Mass.) First Congregational Society (West Bridgewater (page images at HathiTrust)
Revolt, U.S.A., (New York, Stackpole Sons, [c1938]), by Lamar Middleton (page images at HathiTrust)
Street gangs : the new urban insurgency / ([Carlisle Barracks, PA] : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2005), by Max G. Manwaring and Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute (page images at HathiTrust)
Zimbabwe and the prospects for nonviolent political change. (Washington, DC : United States Institute of Peace, 2003), by United States Institute of Peace (page images at HathiTrust)
An ansvver to Dr. Sherlock's Case of allegiance to sovereign powers : in defence of the Case of allegiance to a king in possession : in a letter to a friend. (London : [s.n.], Printed in the year 1691), by Thomas Browne (page images at HathiTrust)
A seasonable discourse, wherein is examined what is lawful during the confusions and revolutions of government : especially in the case of a king deserting his kingdoms, and how far a man may lawfully conform to the powers and commands of those, who with various successes hold kingdoms : whether it be lawful, I. In paying taxes. II. In personal service. III. In taking oaths. IV. In giving himself up to a final allegiance : as also, whether the nature of war be inconsistent with the nature of the Christian religion. (London : Printed, and are to be sold by Rich. Janeway, in Queens-Head Court in Pater-Noster Row, 1689), by Antony Ascham (page images at HathiTrust)
Concord Naval Weapons Station train incident : report of the Investigations Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, first session. (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, U.S. G.P.O., 1988), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Investigations (page images at HathiTrust)
Iraq: can Saddam be overthrown? : hearing before the Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs of the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, second session, March 2, 1998. (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, 1998), by United States Senate Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
A discourse wherein is examined, what is particularly lawfull during the confusions and revolutions of government, or, How farre a man may lawfully conforme to the powers and commands of those who with various successes hold kingdomes divided by civill or forreigne warres ... [electronic resource] : likewise, whether the nature of warre be inconsistent with the nature of the Christian religion? / (London : Printed for Humphrey Moseley, and are to be sold at his shop ..., 1648), by Antony Ascham (page images at HathiTrust)
The duty of obedience to the civil magistrate : three sermons preached in the chapel of Brown University / (Boston : Little and Brown, 1847), by Francis Wayland and Brown University (page images at HathiTrust)
Nature and threat of violent anti-government groups in America : hearing before the Subcommittee on Crime of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, first session, November 2, 1995. (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office, 1996), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime (page images at HathiTrust)
Unconventional warfare: an interim bibliography. ([Washington], 1961), by D.C.). Special Operations Research Office American University (Washington and United States Army (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
A sermon preached before the Kings Most Excellent Majestie in the Cathedrall Church of Durham upon Sunday, being the fifth day of May, 1639 / (Imprinted at Newcastle upon Tyne : Robert Barker ... and by the assignes of John Bill, 1639), by Thomas Morton (page images at HathiTrust)
A fuller answer to a treatise written by Doctor Ferne entitled The resolving of conscience upon this question : whether upon this supposition or case (The king will not defend but is bent to subvert religion, laws and liberties) subjects may with good conscience make resistance : Wherein the originall frame, and fundamentalls of this government of England, together with those two texts of Scripture are sufficiently cleered : viz Rom. 13.1 ... I Pet. 2.13 ... / (London : Printed for Iohn Barlet ..., 1642), by Charles Herle and John Bartlet (page images at HathiTrust)
Vox populi, vox Dei, being true maxims of government : proving, I. That all kings, governours, and forms of government proceed from the people ... to which no answer will be made, or dare be made, or can be made, without treason, not to be behind Mr. Lesley, or any Jacobite in assurance (London : Printed for the author, and are to be sold by T. Harrison ..., 1709), by T. Harrison, Gilbert Burnet, John Dunton, Daniel Defoe, and John Somers Somers (page images at HathiTrust)
The state of research on internal war / (Arlington, Va. : Institute for Defense Analyses. Science and Technology Division, 1970), by Jesse Orlansky and Institute for Defense Analyses. Science and Technology Division (page images at HathiTrust)
Commission statement on civil disobedience / ([Washington, D.C.] : National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence, 1969), by United States. National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence (page images at HathiTrust)
NATO at 40 years : a critical assessment. ([Colorado Springs, Colo.?] : U.S. Air Force Academy Library, [1989]), by United States Air Force Academy. Library (page images at HathiTrust)
Obedience to the law. An address at the opening of Petigru college in Columbia, South Carolina, (Boston, Press of Geo. H. Ellis Co., 1919), by Moorfield Storey (page images at HathiTrust)
Soviet repression of the Ukrainian Catholic church (Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of Public Communication, Editorial Division, [1987]), by United States. Department of State. Office of Public Communication. Editorial Division (page images at HathiTrust)
Make it a crime to advocate or promote the overthrow of the government of the United States ... Report. <To accompany H.R. 8378> ([Washington, U.S. Govt. print. off., 1933]), by United States House Committee on the Judiciary, Hatton W. Sumners, and Malcolm Connor Tarver (page images at HathiTrust)
Massacre at Camp Ashraf : implications for U.S. policy : hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, July 7, 2011 (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2011), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (page images at HathiTrust)
Perspectives on the crisis in Libya : hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, April 6, 2011 (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2011), by United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
Popular uprising in the Middle East : the implications for U.S. policy : hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, March 17, 2011 (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2011), by United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (page images at HathiTrust)
Human rights and democratic reform in Iran : hearing before the Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs of the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, May 11, 2011 (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2011), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
How superior powers oght to be obeyd, reproduced from the edition of 1558; with a bibliographical note. (New York, Pub. for the Facsimile text society by Columbia university press, 1931), by Christopher Goodman and Charles Howard McIlwain (page images at HathiTrust)
Di flikhṭ fun ungehorkhzamḳayṭ tsum shṭaat / (Nyu Yorḳ : M. Mayzl, 1907), by Henry David Thoreau and Y. A. Merison (page images at HathiTrust)
The underground struggle in Germany, (New York city, League for industrial democracy, 1938), by Evelyn Lend (page images at HathiTrust)
Human rights in Burma : fifteen years post military coup : joint hearings before the Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights and the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, October 1 and 2, 2003. (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2004), by Nonproliferation United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on International Terrorism and United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific (page images at HathiTrust)
A guilty conscience makes a rebel, or, Rulers no terrour to the good : prov'd in a sermon preached on the thirtieth of Jamuary 1712/13 : being the solemn day of fasting and humiliation for the execrable murder of Charles the Martyr of blessed memory : at the parish-church of St. Ethelburga : with a preface reflecting on a late pamphlet called The ass and the serpent / (London : Printed by L. Beardwell for George Sawbridge ..., 1713), by Luke Milbourne (page images at HathiTrust)
East India <Indian states (protection against disaffection) act, 1922> ... passed under the procedure prescribed by section 67B of the Government of India act. (London : H.M. Stationery Off., 1922), by Great Britain India Office and statutes India. Laws (page images at HathiTrust)
O voĭn︠ie︡ i voennom d︠ie︡li︠e︡ / (Berlin : Izd. Gugo Shteĭni︠t︡sa, 1902), by Leo Tolstoy (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
A discourse concerning unlimited submission and non-resistance to the higher powers: with some reflections on the resistance made to King Charles I, and on the anniversary of his death: in which the mysterious doctrine of the Princes' saintship and martyrdom is unriddled: the substance of which was delivered in a sermon preached in the West meeting-house in Boston the Lord's-day after the 30th of January, 1749/50... (Boston, Printed and sold by D. Fowle in Queen-street; and by D. Gookin over against the South meeting-house, 1750), by Jonathan Mayhew (page images at HathiTrust)
Jesus and civil government : a contribution to the problem of Christianity and coercion / (New York : G.H. Doran, 1923), by Arthur Temple Cadoux (page images at HathiTrust)
A sermon preach'd before the Honourable House of Commons, January 30. 1699/700 : being an anniversary sermon for the day / (London : Printed and are to be sold by A. Baldwin, at the Oxford-Arms in Warwick-Lane, MDCC [1700]), by William Stephens (page images at HathiTrust)
Some speciall argvments vvhich warranted the Scottish subiects lawfully to take up armes in defence of their religion and liberty when they were in danger : extracted out of the manuscripts of one of their chiefe reformers : very usefull and necessary for these present times. ([London] : [publisher not identified], [1642]) (page images at HathiTrust)
The higher law, in its relations to civil government: with particular reference to slavery, and the Fugitive Slave Law. (Auburn [N.Y.] Derby & Miller, 1852), by William Hosmer (page images at HathiTrust)
Political prisoners in China : trends and implications for U.S. policy : hearing before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session, August 3, 2010. (Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2010), by United States Congressional-Executive Commission on China (page images at HathiTrust)
Die staatsbürgerlichen Garantieen, oder über die wirksamsten Mittel, Throne gegen Empörungen, und die Bürger in ihren Rechten zu sichern ... (Stuttgart, Cotta, 1828), by Ludwig Hoffmann (page images at HathiTrust)
Über Krieg und Staat. (Berlin, Globus Verlag, [1903]), by Leo Tolstoy, trans. by Nachman Syrkin (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
M. K. Gandhi; an Indian patriot in South Africa (London, London Indian Chronicle, [1909?]), by Joseph J. Doke (page images at HathiTrust)
Groups of the Nicaraguan democratic resistance : who are they? : resource paper. ([United States : Dept. of State, 1985]) (page images at HathiTrust)
Terrorism, guerrilla warfare/counterinsurgency/low-intensity conflict, and revolutions : 1986-June 1988 / ([Colorado Springs, Colo.] : U.S. Air Force Academy Library, 1988), by United States Air Force Academy. Library and Susan J. Whitson (page images at HathiTrust)
Jus regiminis, being a justification of defensive arms in general and consequently, of our revolutions and transactions to be the just right of the kingdom. (London : [s.n.], 1689), by William Denton (HTML at EEBO TCP)
The Scriptures plea for magistrates vvherein is shewed the unlawfulnesse of resisting the lawfull magistrate, under colour of religion. (Oxford [Oxfordshire] : Printed by Leonard Lichfield, 1643), by Henry Hammond (HTML at EEBO TCP)
The rebells catechism composed in an easy and familiar way to let them see the heinousness of their offence, the weakness of their strongest subterfuges, and to recal them to their duties both to God and man. ([Oxford? : s.n.], Printed 1643), by Peter Heylyn (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Christianity, a doctrine of the cross, or, Passive obedience, under any pretended invasion of legal rights and liberties (London : Printed for Jos. Hindmarsh, and Rob. Kettlewell ..., 1691), by John Kettlewell (HTML at EEBO TCP)
The case of resistance of the supreme powers stated and resolved according to the doctrine of the Holy Scriptures by Will. Sherlock ... (London : Printed for Fincham Gardiner ..., 1684), by William Sherlock (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Seasonable reflections on a late pamphlet entituled A history of passive obedience since the Reformation wherein the true notion of passive obedience is settled and secured from the malicious interpretations of ill-designing men. (London : Printed for Robert Clavell ..., 1689/90 [i.e. 1690]), by Thomas Bainbrigg (HTML at EEBO TCP)
An enquiry into the measures of submission to the supream [sic] authority and of the grounds upon which it may be lawful or necessary for subjects to defend their religion. (London : [s.n.], 1688), by Gilbert Burnet (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Vindiciæ juris regii, or Remarques upon a paper, entitled, An enquiry into the measures of submission to the supream authority (London : [s.n.], 1689), by Jeremy Collier (HTML at EEBO TCP)
A discourse concerning unlimited submission and non-resistance to the higher powers: with some reflections on the resistance made to King Charles I. and on the anniversary of his death: in which the mysterious doctrine of that prince's saintship and martyrdom is unriddled: the substance of which was delivered in a sermon preached in the West Meeting-House in Boston the Lord's-Day after the 30th of January, 1749/50. : Published at the request of the hearers. / By Jonathan Mayhew, A.M. Pastor of the West Church in Boston. ; [Eight lines of quotations] (Boston, : printed and sold by D. Fowle in Queen-Street; and by D. Gookin over-against the South-Meeting-House., 1750), by Jonathan Mayhew (HTML at Evans TCP)

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