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Gandhi and beyond : nonviolence for a new political age / David Cortright.

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Van Pelt Library HM1281 .C6715 2009
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Cortright, David, 1946-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Nonviolence.
Physical Description:
xiii, 287 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition:
Second edition.
Place of Publication:
Boulder, CO : Paradigm Publishers, [2009]
Contents:
1 Grasping Gandhi 9
Hindu Roots 11
Christian Influences 12
Truth Is God 14
Means and Ends 17
Action for Truth 18
Learning from the Suffragists 20
Politics and Sainthood 21
An Aversion to Coercion 25
Sacrifice and Strength 28
Courage 30
Highlights of Gandhi's Life 35
2 Gandhi USA 37
Early Impressions 37
Cross-fertilizations 41
A Tool for Social Justice 44
The Struggle for Peace 47
3 Martin Luther King Jr.: An American Gandhi 53
Gandhi's Example 53
Christian Roots 55
Toward a "Realistic Pacifism" 59
The Power of Love 60
Divine Inspiration 62
Sacrifice 65
Learning by Doing 66
Applied Gandhianism 69
4 Gandhi in the Fields 73
Origins 74
Learning Gandhi 76
La Huelga 79
Boycotting Grapes and Lettuce 81
The Boycott: A Powerful Instrument 85
Fasting 91
5 Dorothy Day: A Mission of Love 97
Conversion 98
The Catholic Worker 102
A Gandhian Faith 104
A Peace Devotion 107
6 The Power of Nonviolence 111
Challenges to Nonviolence 115
Barbara Deming and Revolutionary Nonviolence 116
Coercion 121
Property Damage 123
The Two Hands 126
Creative Energy 128
The Third-Party Effect 130
The "Great Chain of Nonviolence" 134
7 Learning Lessons 137
A Tale of Two Cities 137
Project "C" 140
The Success of the Unruly? 144
Nonviolence and the Global Justice Movement 146
Polite Rebels 152
Toward the Mainstream 153
Winning While Losing 156
Iraq: The Continuing Struggle 159
8 Gender Matters 163
Of Love and Lust 166
Elevating Women 168
Less Than Equal 170
The Nature of Women 173
Battling Sexuality 174
The "Sacrifice" 176
"Fleshly Faults" 180
Overcoming Sexism 183
Nonviolence and Feminism 186
9 Principles of Action 191
Understanding Power 191
Organizational Strength 193
Internet Organizing 195
Clarifying Goals 196
Financing Change 199
The Power of the Media 201
Evaluating Tactics 204
Alinsky's Rules 207
Nonviolence: The Constructive Alternative to Terrorism 211
Means of Change 215
What Is Success? 217
The Long Haul 219
10 A Higher Power 223
A Record of Success 224
Reversal in the Ranks 226
Nonviolence and Democracy 229
Against the Odds 230
Letter to a Palestinian Student 232.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-273) and index.
ISBN:
9781594517686
1594517681
9781594517693
159451769X
OCLC:
318585659

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