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Nonviolence in Political Theory
Iain Atack
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Paperback. 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 nonviolence. This book examines the relevance of nonviolent tactics to the debates about political action and political thought. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326. 224 pages. 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 nonviolence. This book examines the relevance of nonviolent tactics to the debates about political action and political thought. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPA. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 12. Weight: 326.
This book 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 nonviolence. Nonviolent political action or civil resistance has also been central to toppling communist regimes in Eastern Europe and to pro-democracy popular movements in Serbia, Georgia and the Ukraine. By scrutinising the theories behind nonviolence, such as the role of the state, the rule of law and the nature of social and political power, Atack ... Read more
This book 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 nonviolence. Nonviolent political action or civil resistance has also been central to toppling communist regimes in Eastern Europe and to pro-democracy popular movements in Serbia, Georgia and the Ukraine. By scrutinising the theories behind nonviolence, such as the role of the state, the rule of law and the nature of social and political power, Atack ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748633784
SKU
V9780748633784
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About Iain Atack
Iain Atack is Lecturer at the Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dublin and editor of The Ethics of Debt 'Forgiveness': Jewish, Christian and Muslim Perspectives on the Third World Debt Crisis.
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