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جین شارپ
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Gene Sharp (1928–2018) was an American political scientist, philosopher, writer, and university teacher. Born in North Baltimore, he was educated at Ohio State University and St Catherine's College, University of Oxford. His professional career included positions at Harvard University and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He resided in East Boston and died in Boston.
Sharp’s fields of work encompassed philosophy, political science, sociology, and pacifism, with specific interests in civil resistance and nonviolent revolution. He was influenced by Mahatma Gandhi. Among his notable works are *From Dictatorship to Democracy*, *Waging Nonviolent Struggle*, *Non-violent action*, *The Politics Of Nonviolent Action*, and *La FORCE SANS LA VIOLENCE*. He received the Right Livelihood Award for his contributions.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1928
- Died
- 2018
- Works
- 36
Top works
- Tsurat ha-leḥimah ha-ʻatidit
- Waging Nonviolent Struggle
- Non-violent action
- The Politics Of Nonviolent Action
- La FORCE SANS LA VIOLENCE
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 14
- Total plays
- 72
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,756x
- The american rheumatism association 1987 revised criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis
· 1988 · cited 15,808x
- CheckM: assessing the quality of microbial genomes recovered from isolates, single cells, and metagenomes
· 2015 · cited 11,983x
- Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 10,210x
- The Sequence of the Human Genome
· 2001 · cited 10,201x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1928-01-21 ) January 21, 1928, North Baltimore, Ohio , U.S.
- Died
- January 28, 2018 (2018-01-28) (aged 90), Boston, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Education
- Ohio State University ( BA , MA ), University of Oxford ( DPhil )
- Known for
- Theory of nonviolent resistance
- Awards
- Right Livelihood Award
- Fields
- Political science , civil resistance , nonviolent revolution
- Institutions
- University of Massachusetts Dartmouth , Harvard University , Albert Einstein Institution
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Sharp
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- North Baltimore
- Place of death
- Boston
- Occupation
- pacifist
- Educated at
- Ohio State University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- From Dictatorship to Democracy
- Field of work
- pacifism
- Residence
- East Boston
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- Commons category
- Gene Sharp
- date of birth
- 1928-01-21
- date of death
- 2018-01-28
- name in native language
- Gene Sharp
- interested in
- civil resistance
- writing language
- English language
- influenced by
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Commons Creator page
- Gene Sharp
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