Chapter 1: Why We Fight

Why do we need resistance movements? In a nutshell: An introduction to the entire book and its purpose: we live in a world beset by serious crises of justice and ecology, but the traditional left and...

Chapter 2: Fighting to Win

How do movements fight when they want to win, and what holds us back? In a nutshell: Much of the left has forgotten, mythologized, or sanitized social movements of the past and does not understand how those...

Chapter 3: Full Spectrum Resistance

What shared factors make movements effective? In a nutshell:  Those in power rule by divide and conquer; resistance movements can win by building shared understanding and solidarity, and by using a diversity...

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Chapter 11: Actions & Tactics

How do movements take effective action and choose tactics? In a nutshell: Action is the ultimate purpose of a resistance movement; effective action requires the supporting capacities described in previous chapters...

Chapter 12: Campaigns & Strategy

What principles guide successful strategy and allow movements to integrate the different capacities in this book? In a nutshell: Strategy is how movements use what they have to get what they want; to succeed they must...