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Title
Nonviolence in political theory/ Iain Atack.
Author
Atack, Iain.
ISBN
0748633782
9780748633784 (pbk.)
0748638717
9780748638710
9780748633791 (e-book)
9780748633784 (pbk.)
0748638717
9780748638710
9780748633791 (e-book)
Imprint
Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2012.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (vi, 202 pages ) : illustrations
Call Number
HM1281 .A82 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification
303.6/1
Summary
Examines the relevance of nonviolent tactics to current debates about political action and political thought. Nonviolent political action has played a significant role in achieving social and political change in the last century. Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King were prominent proponents of nonviolence. Nonviolent political action or civil resistance has also been central to toppling communist regimes in Eastern Europe and to pro-democracy popular movements in Serbia, Georgia and the Ukraine. By scrutinizing the theories behind nonviolence, such as the role of the state, the rule of law and the nature of social and political power, Atack establishes nonviolence as a credible theme within Western political thought -- Publisher's description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
The Theory and Practice of Nonviolent Political Action
Political Theory, Violence and the State
Nonviolence, the State and Civil Resistance
Nonviolence and Political Power
Structure, Agency and Nonviolent Political Action
Pacifism and Nonviolence.
Political Theory, Violence and the State
Nonviolence, the State and Civil Resistance
Nonviolence and Political Power
Structure, Agency and Nonviolent Political Action
Pacifism and Nonviolence.