Nonviolence in Political Theory - Rilegato

Atack, Iain

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0748638717 ISBN 13: 9780748638710

Casa editrice: Edinburgh Univ Pr, 2012

Riassunto

Develops a coherent theory of nonviolent political action in the context of Western political theory. Ian Atack identifies the contribution of nonviolence to political theory through connecting central characteristics of nonviolent action to fundamental debates about the role of power and violence in politics. This in turn provides a platform for going beyond historical and strategic accounts of nonviolence to a deeper understanding of its transformative potential.From Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King to toppled communist regimes in Eastern Europe and pro-democracy movements in Serbia, Georgia and Ukraine, nonviolent action has played a significant role in achieving social and political change in the last century. The Arab Spring revolutions, particularly those in Tunisia and Egypt, and the Occupy movement in the US and UK demonstrate that nonviolence continues to be a vital feature of many campaigns for democracy, human rights and social justice.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Iain Atack is Lecturer at the Irish School of Ecumenics at the Trinity College Dublin

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Edinburgh Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0748638717
• ISBN 13: 9780748638710
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 202