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A theory of nonviolent action how civil resistance works / Stellan Vinthagen.

Vinthagen, Stellan. author.
2015
303.61 V789t 2015
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Title
A theory of nonviolent action how civil resistance works / Stellan Vinthagen.
Author
Vinthagen, Stellan. author.
ISBN
9781780320540 (hb)
178032054X (hb)
9781780325156 (pb)
1780325150 (pb)
9781780320557 (pdf)
1780320558 (pdf)
9781780320533 (epub)
1780320531 (epub)
9781780325071 (mobi)
178032507X (mobi)
Imprint
London : Zed Books, 2015.
Language
English
Description
viii, 400 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Call Number
303.61 V789t 2015
System Control No.
(OCoLC)928038082
(OCoLC)928038082
Summary
"In this ground-breaking and much-needed book, Stellan Vinthagen provides the first major systematic attempt to develop a theory of nonviolent action since Gene Sharp's seminal "The Politics of Nonviolent Action" in 1973. Employing a rich collection of historical and contemporary social movements as examples -- from the civil rights movement in America to anti-Apartheid protesters in South Africa to Gandhi and his followers in India -- and addressing core theoretical issues in an innovative, penetrating way, Vinthagen argues for a repertoire of nonviolence that combines resistance and construction." -- back cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographic references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction: the practice of nonviolent action
Nonviolent actions studies
The concept of nonviolence
The rationality of nonviolent action
Nonviolent "dialogue facilitation"
Nonviolent "power breaking"
Nonviolent "utopian enactment"
Nonviolent "normative regulation"
A theory of nonviolent action
Appendix: the philosophy of Gandhi.
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