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A Theory of Nonviolent Action
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Employing a rich collection of historical and contemporary social movements from various parts of the world as examples - from the civil rights movement in America to anti-Apartheid protestors in South Africa to Gandhi and his followers in India - and addressing core theoretical issues concerning nonviolent action in an innovative, penetrating way, Vinthagen argues for a repertoire of nonviolence that combines resistance and construction. Contrary to earlier research, this repertoire - consisting of dialogue facilitation, normative regulation, power breaking and utopian enactment - is shown to be both multidimensional and contradictory, creating difficult contradictions within nonviolence, while simultaneously providing its creative and transformative force.
An important contribution in the field, A Theory of Nonviolent Action is essential for anyone involved with nonviolent action who wants to think about what they are doing.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
410
Release Date:
2015-11-15
Publication Date:
2015-11-15
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
1780325150
ISBN13:
9781780325156
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Weight:
514 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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