Description: In this ground-breaking and much-needed book, Stellan Vinthagen provides the first major systematic attempt to develop a theory of nonviolent action since Gene Sharp's seminal The Politics of Nonviolent Action in 1973. 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.
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EAN: 9781780320540
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Book Title: A Theory of Nonviolent Action: How Civil Resistanc
Number of Pages: 408 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Theory of Nonviolent Action : How Civil Resistance Works
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 2015
Subject: Sociology / General, Political Ideologies / General
Item Weight: 21.7 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science
Author: Stellan Vinthagen
Item Length: 8.5 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Hardcover
