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The Lessons of Nonviolence: Theory and Practice in a World of Conflict

The Lessons of Nonviolence: Theory and Practice in a World of Conflict


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Beginning back in the waning days of the Civil Rights movement, through the objection to the war in Vietnam, and on to the current global peace movement, this is a personal and professional account offered for the reader curious about whether and how nonviolence works. Topics include Gandhian nonviolence, radical disarmament, war poverty and peace prosperity and movement-building.



Table of Contents:
Table of Contents

Foreword by Kathy Kelly     
Preface and Acknowledgments     
Acronyms, Initialisms, Abbreviations     

Part One: Introduction; or, The Value of Stories     
1. Stories and Conflict Management     
2. Master Narrative Versus Justice in the Margins     
3. Theories of Nonviolent Power     

Part Two: Civil Rights and Sequelae; or, An Expanded Movement     
4. Expanding the Movement     
5. Nonviolence and Long Term Success     
6. Treaty Rights     

Part Three: Gandhian Nonviolence; or, Industrialized War Meets Mass Liberatory Nonviolence     
7. Blood, Oil and Nonviolence     
8. Philippines, Timing and Training     
9. Modern Buddhism and Gandhian Nonviolence     

Part Four: Radical Disarmament; or, Plowshares-Style     
10. The Nonviolence Just Conflict Doctrine     
11. When Officials Fail Long Enough     
12. Peace Journalism Prepares Society     

Part Five: Eroding the War Machine; or, Boycotting War     
13. Who Will Pay to Kill Kids?     
14. Sanctions, Boycotts and Results     
15. Not My Body     

Part Six: War Poverty and Peace Prosperity; or, Living Large or Living in the Little Way     
16. Potpourri or Popery? Catholic Worker Movement     
17. Divide and Rule: War on the Poor     
18. Buddhist Lifeways and Economies     

Part Seven: Movement-Building; or, The Portland Story     
19. Arts and Crafts of Organizing     
20. A Permanent Movement     
21. Lessons Learned     

Part Eight: Teaching, Learning and Conclusions; or, Reflection Breeds Better Action     
22. Gandhi Was Right: Experiments in Truth     
23. Challenges to Nonviolence     
24. Hope in the End     

Index     


About the Author :
Tom H. Hastings teaches in the graduate program of Conflict Resolution at Portland State University.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780786427734
  • Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 228
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Theory and Practice in a World of Conflict
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0786427736
  • Publisher Date: 14 Nov 2006
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 12 mm
  • Weight: 390 gr


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