Gene Sharp: Author of the nonviolent revolution rulebook

21 February 2011 Last updated at 05:42 ET

By Ruaridh Arrow Director of Gene Sharp - How to Start a Revolution

In an old townhouse in East Boston an elderly stooped man is tending rare orchids in his shabby office. His Labrador Sally lies on the floor between stacks of academic papers watching him as he shuffles past.

This is Dr Gene Sharp the man now credited with the strategy behind the toppling of the Egyptian government.
Gene Sharp is the world's foremost expert on non-violent revolution. His work has been translated into more than 30 languages, his books slipped across borders and hidden from secret policemen all over the world.

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