Gandhi and Beyond Nonviolence for a New Political Age

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ISBN: 9781594517693

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Edition: 2nd 2010 (Revised)

Authors: David Cortright

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Is there room for nonviolence in a time of conflict and mass violence exacerbated by economic crisis? Drawing on the legend and lessons of Gandhi, Cortright traces the history of nonviolent social activism through the twentieth century to the civil rights movement, the Vietnam era, and up to the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Gaza. Gandhi and Beyond offers a critical evaluation and refinement of Gandhiâ€™s message, laying the foundation for a renewed and deepened dedication to nonviolence as the universal path to social progress. In the second edition of this popular book, a new prologue and concluding chapter situate the message of nonviolence in recent events and document the…

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List price: $67.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Paradigm Publishers
Publication date: 7/1/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

David Cortright is Chair of the Board of Directors for the Fourth Freedom Forum and the Director of Policy Studies at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. His most recent book is Towards Nuclear Zero, written with Raimo Vï¿½yrynen (2010).



List of Photographs


Prologue


Introduction



Grasping Gandhi


Hindu Roots


Christian Influences


Truth Is God


Means and Ends


Action for Truth


Learning from the Suffragists


Politics and Sainthood


An Aversion to Coercion


Sacrifice and Strength


Courage


Highlights of Gandhi's Life



Gandhi USA


Early Impressions


Cross-fertilizations


A Tool for Social Justice


The Struggle for Peace



Martin Luther King Jr.: An American Gandhi


Gandhi's Example


Christian Roots


Toward a "Realistic Pacifism"


The Power of Love


Divine Inspiration


Sacrifice


Learning by Doing


Applied Gandhianism



Gandhi in the Fields


Origins


Learning Gandhi


La Huelga


Boycotting Grapes and Lettuce


The Boycott: A Powerful Instrument


Fasting



Dorothy Day: A Mission of Love


Conversion


The Catholic Worker


A Gandhian Faith


A Peace Devotion



The Power of Nonviolence


Challenges to Nonviolence


Barbara Deming and Revolutionary Nonviolence


Coercion


Property Damage


The Two Hands


Creative Energy


The Third-Party Effect


The "Great Chain of Nonviolence"



Learning Lessons


A Tale of Two Cities


Project "C"


The Success of the Unruly?


Nonviolence and the Global Justice Movement


Polite Rebels


Toward the Mainstream


Winning While Losing


Iraq: The Continuing Struggle



Gender Matters


Of Love and Lust


Elevating Women


Less Than Equal


The Nature of Women


Battling Sexuality


The "Sacrifice"


"Fleshly Faults"


Overcoming Sexism


Nonviolence and Feminism



Principles of Action


Understanding Power


Organizational Strength


Internet Organizing


Clarifying Goals


Financing Change


The Power of the Media


Evaluating Tactics


Alinsky's Rules


Nonviolence: The Constructive Alternative to Terrorism


Means of Change


What Is Success?


The Long Haul



A Higher Power


A Record of Success


Reversal in the Ranks


Nonviolence and Democracy


Against the Odds


Letter to a Palestinian Student


Notes


Index


About the Author