Nonviolent Resistance [electronic resource] : A Philosophical Introduction
Todd May2015
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We see nonviolent resistance all over today's world, from Egypt's Tahrir Square
to New York Occupy. Although we think of the last century as one marked by wars
and violent conflict, in fact it was just as much a century of nonviolence as
the achievements of Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. and peaceful
protests like the one that removed Ferdinand Marcos from the Philippines clearly
demonstrate. But what is nonviolence? What makes a campaign a nonviolent one,
and how does it work? What values does it incorporate?
In this unique study, Todd May, a philosopher who has himself participated in
campaigns of nonviolent resistance, offers the first extended philosophical
reflection on the particular and compelling political phenomenon of
nonviolence. Drawing on both historical and contemporary examples, he examines
the concept and objectives of nonviolence, and considers the different dynamics
of nonviolence, from moral jiu-jitsu to nonviolent coercion. May goes ...
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Author:
Todd May, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Polity, 2015
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (264 pages)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780745690490
Language:
English
BRN:
436469
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