"[An] important analysis of nonviolent strategy."--Tina Rosenberg, New York Times


"A terrific survey of direct action strategies, bringing out many of the strengths and weaknesses of activist efforts to effect major change in the United States and around the world since well before the twenty-first century. It should be taught in every level of our schools."--David Swanson, Let's Try Democracy

"Engler and Engler have distilled decades of complex and often discordant theories into an accessible guide to effective lasting civil resistance and organization building. This is a book that is likely to be read and reread for years to come."--Shelf Awareness, Starred Review

"I picked up [This Is An Uprising], and within minutes I was engrossed... [The Englers] argue, persuasively, that... uprisings that use nonviolent confrontation have changed the world. And they have done it with such passion, intensity, and page-turning storytelling, that I had barely been able to put the book down."--Ellen Michaud, QuakerBooks

"Anyone who doubts that community organizing is a significant part of the social fabric will find such assumptions dispelled by this intriguing and illuminating overview."--Booklist

"I've rarely seen movements described so intimately at their strategic turning points, supported with the comparative insights of scholars in the field. Reading the gripping stories alone makes the book worthwhile."--George Lakey, Waging Nonviolence

"Especially timely in the wake of protests across the United States, this book offers insight into how far we've come as a country and how much further we have to go."--Library Journal


"A usefully organized, concise history of social movements that will appeal to newer generations of activists."--Kirkus Reviews


"If you want to understand the social movements that are erupting all around us, you should be reading the Englers. Their writing is a revelation."--Andy Bichlbaum, The Yes Men

"Simply outstanding. The success or failure of future campaigns for peace and justice could depend on how many people read this book. Yes, it's that good."--Stephen Zunes, University of San Francisco

This powerful look at peaceful protest demystifies nonviolence as an important political tool, explores its historical roots, and reveals the careful planning behind these seemingly spontaneous movements