Nonviolence in political theory /

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 non...

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Main Author: Atack, Iain
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2012.
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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.