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Nonviolence in Political Theory
Iain Atack
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Description for Nonviolence in Political Theory
Hardback. From Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King to toppled communist regimes in Eastern Europe and pro-democracy movements in Serbia, Georgia and Ukraine, nonviolent action has played a significant role in achieving social and political change in the last century. This title explores the philosophical presuppositions behind nonviolent political action. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
This title develops a coherent theory of nonviolent political action in the context of Western political theory. From Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King to toppled communist regimes in Eastern Europe and pro-democracy movements in Serbia, Georgia and Ukraine, nonviolent action has played a significant role in achieving social and political change in the last century. Ian Atack identifies the contribution of nonviolence to political theory through connecting central characteristics of nonviolent action to fundamental debates about the role of power and violence in politics. This in turn provides a platform for going beyond historical and strategic accounts of nonviolence ... Read more
This title develops a coherent theory of nonviolent political action in the context of Western political theory. From Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King to toppled communist regimes in Eastern Europe and pro-democracy movements in Serbia, Georgia and Ukraine, nonviolent action has played a significant role in achieving social and political change in the last century. Ian Atack identifies the contribution of nonviolence to political theory through connecting central characteristics of nonviolent action to fundamental debates about the role of power and violence in politics. This in turn provides a platform for going beyond historical and strategic accounts of nonviolence ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748638710
SKU
V9780748638710
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About Iain Atack
Iain Atack is Lecturer at the Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dublin. He is the author of The Ethics of Peace and War (EUP, 2005) and co-author, with Oliver Richmond, of Peace in International Relations (Routledge 2008).
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