What do we mean by nonviolence? What can nonviolence achieve? Are
there limits to nonviolence and, if so, what are they? These are
the questions the Iranian political philosopher and activist Ramin
Jahanbegloo tackles in his journey through the major political
advocates of nonviolence during the 20th century. While nonviolent
resistance has accompanied human culture from its earliest
beginnings, and representations of nonviolence in Eastern religions
like Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism are ubiquitous, it is only in
20th century that it emerged as a major preoccupation of figures
such as Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Mother
Teresa and Václav Havel. Focusing on examples of their way of
thinking in different cultural, geographic and political contexts,
from the Indian Independence Movement and US Civil rights and
Anti-Apartheid movement to the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia
and nonviolent protests in Tunisia, Iran, Serbia and Hong-Kong,
Jahanbegloo explores why nonviolence remains relevant as a form of
resistance against injustice and oppression around the world. With
balanced readings of central players and events, this comparative
study of a pivotal form of resistance written by accomplished
scholar of Gandhi presents convincing reasons to commit to
nonviolence, reminding us why it matters to the development of
contemporary political thought.
General
| Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Academic
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
2021 |
| Authors: |
Ramin Jahanbegloo
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| Dimensions: |
216 x 138 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
168 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-350-16828-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
1-350-16828-9 |
| Barcode: |
9781350168282 |
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