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Vinthagen, Stellan,

A theory of nonviolent action : how civil resistance works / Stellan Vinthagen. - viii, 400 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-387) and index.

Introduction : the practice of nonviolent action -- Nonviolent actions studies -- The concept of nonviolence -- The rationality of nonviolent action -- Nonviolent "dialogue facilitation" -- Nonviolent "power breaking" -- Nonviolent "utopian enactment" -- Nonviolent "normative regulation" -- A theory of nonviolent action -- Appendix: the philosophy of Gandhi.

"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 as examples -- from the civil rights movement in America to anti-Apartheid protesters in South Africa to Gandhi and his followers in India -- and addressing core theoretical issues in an innovative, penetrating way, Vinthagen argues for a repertoire of nonviolence that combines resistance and construction."--Back cover.

ISBN: 9781780320540 178032054X 9781780325156 1780325150

LCCN: 2021276001

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Nonviolence.
Civil disobedience.
Passive resistance.
Civil disobedience.
Nonviolence.
Passive resistance.
Nonviolence.
Civil disobedience.
Passive resistance.
Non-violence.
Désobéissance civile.
Résistance passive.

LC Class. No.: HM1281 / .V73

Dewey Class. No.: 303.6/1

Universal Decimal Class. No.: 323.25