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Conflict - Violence and Nonviolence (Hardcover)
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Focusing on central issues in the study of conflict and conflict
resolution, this volume sets forth the views of eminent scholars on
the forms, uses, and limitations of violence, nonviolence, and
symbolic violence. Joan V. Bondurant, as editor of this
compilation, defines the important issues, places the often
contradictory contributions into perspective, and calls for a new
conceptual framework within which workable techniques for the
active conduct of conflict can be fashioned.Each of the carefully
chosen contributions deal with the most familiar modes of
nonviolence--pacifism and civil disobedience. Several experts raise
basic questions about pacifism, point out new developments in
today's peace movements, and discuss vital topics such as the
political implications of the pacifist position, revolution as
political change, and the risks of engaging in civil disobedience.
For example, H. L. Niebury contradicts popularly held opinion that
"violence settles nothing," and argues that the threat of violence
induces flexibility and stability in democratic institutions. In
"Violence and the Process of Terror," E. V. Walter gives a critical
view of the limits of irrational violence and underscores the need
to uncover the psychological mechanisms that account for the
effectiveness of terror. Exploring the differences between symbolic
violence and creative conflict, Ernest Jones details his unique
investigation into revolutionaries' styles and their respective
degrees of destructiveness.Bondurant concludes with an elaboration
of the Gandhian technique of satyagraha to show that, in most
instances, nonviolence is actually symbolic violence and that
familiar nonviolent techniques cannot meet contemporary
imperatives. Ideally suited to a wide range of readers, Conflict:
Violence and Nonviolence can be especially useful in studies of
politics and political and social philosophy.
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Imprint: |
Routledge
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 2017 |
First published: |
1971 |
Editors: |
Margaret Fisher
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
220 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-52100-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
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LSN: |
1-138-52100-0 |
Barcode: |
9781138521001 |
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