Non-Violence - A History Beyond the Myth

Informationen zum Autor Domenico Losurdo is emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Urbino. Klappentext This book embraces two centuries of the history of non-violence, reconstructing the great historical crises that this movement has faced. In this book the historical reconstruction is intertwined with the philosophical and psychological analysis of the moral dilemmas that great historical crises inevitably imply. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: From the Broken Promises of Perpetual Peace to Non-Violence1. Christian Abolitionism and Pacifism in the USA2. From Pacifist Abolitionism to Gandhi and Tolstoy3. Gandhi and the Socialist Movement: Violence as Discrimination?4. The Anti-Colonialist Movement, Lenin's Party, and Gandhi's Party5. Non-Violence in the Face of Fascism and the Second World War6. Martin Luther King as the "Black Gandhi" and Afro-American Radicalism7. Gandhi's Global Reputation and the Construction of the Non-Violent Pantheon8. From Gandhi to the Dalai Lama?9. "Non-Violence," the "Color Revolutions," and the Great Game10. A Realistic Non-Violence in a World Prey to Nuclear Catastrophe

Product details

• Authors: Domenico Losurdo, Losurdo Domenico
• Assisted by: Gregory Elliott (Translation), Elliott Gregory C. (Translation)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.04.2015
• EAN: 9781498502191
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-0219-1
• No. of pages: 246
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Ideologies, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Violence in society, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Political ideologies and movements, Violence and abuse in society