Non-Violence - A History Beyond the Myth (Hardcover)

We know of the blood and tears provoked by the projects of transformation of the world through war or revolution. Starting from the essay published in 1921 by Walter Benjamin, twentieth century philosophy has been committed to the criticism of violence, even when it has claimed to follow noble ends. But what do we know of the dilemmas, of the "betrayals," of the disappointments and tragedies which the movement of non-violence has suffered? This book tells a fascinating history: from the American Christian organizations in the first decades of the nineteenth century who wanted to eliminate slavery and war in a non-violent way, to the protagonists of movements-Thoreau, Tolstoy, Gandhi, Capitini, M. L. King, the Dalai Lama-who either for idealism or for political calculation flew the flag of non-violence, up to the leaders of today's "color revolutions."

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2015
Authors:	Domenico Losurdo
Translators:	Gregory Elliott
Dimensions:	236 x 162 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	246
ISBN-13:	978-1-4985-0219-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Peace studies > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Promotions
LSN:	1-4985-0219-9
Barcode:	9781498502191

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