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''From Dictatorship to Democracy, A Conceptual Framework for Liberation'' is a book-length essay on the generic problem of how to destroy a dictatorship and to prevent the rise of a new one.〔(''From Dictatorship to Democracy'' ), 4th U.S. Ed., p viii.〕 The book was written in 1993 by Gene Sharp (b. 1928), a professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts. The book has been published in many countries worldwide and translated into more than 30 languages. Editions in many languages are also published by the Albert Einstein Institution of Boston, Massachusetts. Its primary English-language edition is currently (2012) the Fourth United States Edition, published in May 2010.〔('' From Dictatorship to Democracy'' ), 4th U.S. Ed., p iv.〕 The book has been circulated worldwide and cited repeatedly as influencing movements such as the Arab Spring of 2010–2012.〔〔〔〔 ==Origin== ''From Dictatorship to Democracy'' (''FDTD'') was written in 1993 at the request of a prominent exiled Burmese democrat, Tin Maung Win, who was then editor of ''Khit Pyaing'' (The New Era Journal), in Bangkok, Thailand.〔The history of ''FDTD'' is discussed at length in Appendix 2 of the 4th US edition of ''FDTD'', "Acknowledgements and Notes on the History of From Dictatorship to Democracy" (pp. 87-90), available for download at the Albert Einstein Institution website (HERE. )〕 The book took several months to write as the author drew upon several decades of experience in scholarship on nonviolent action.〔〔 ''FDTD'' was first published in 1993 as installments in Burmese and English in ''Khit Pyaing''. In 1994, it was issued as a booklet in both English and Burmese.〔 Since that time, there have been several additional English-language editions and translations into more than 30 additional languages. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「From Dictatorship to Democracy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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