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The irony of a work like this is that those who I want and need to thank most have to remain anonymous. You know who you are, and I thank you here more than anonymous thanks could ever express. Keep loving, keep fighting, and don’t forget to fuck shit up.

As far as those I can actually name, I first want to thank Dr. Sandra Silberstein, my friend, dissertation advisor, nonviolence insider, and mentor in agonistic strategy. Sandy, you’ll never know how right you were that time you said you’d “laundered” me into the world of professionalism. I also want to thank Dr. Anis Bawarshi and Dr. Candice Rai for their challenges and encouragement over the long process of research. Caitlin Palo, Mara Willaford, Kristian Williams, Evan Tucker, and Michael Esveld were all immensely helpful in their critical readings of my drafts and discussions of my analysis, as well as keeping me mostly alive through the process. Carley Phelan, too, for being a rare voice of sanity and generosity in chilly Seattle. Also, my cat Cora, particularly for her critical (if sometimes harsh) feedback. Stephen Zunes and Nathan Schneider were both very helpful interlocutors, despite/because of our differences on these subjects; thank you both for holding me to a high standard of proof, and I look forward to future difficult discussions on these topics. Lastly, I want to thank the various branches of my nontraditional family, in its various senses: my grandmother Irene who always supported me in all of my endeavors even when they must have seemed totally mad, and who died during the time I was writing this; Oskar and Cleo, my twin brothers; Peter, Betty, Pedro Luis, Karla, and Pedro, who I have been very lucky to suddenly be related to; and Shane, Sarah, Josh, Nora, and Cindy, whose alt-familial love I will treasure for my entire life. Finally, thank you to Charles, Suzanne, Zach, Lorna, and Bill for putting up with me yet again.