The nonviolence handbook : a guide for practical action / Michael N. Nagler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nagler, Michael N., author.

Series:

BK currents book.

BK currents book

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonviolence.

Conflict management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 84 pages) : illustration.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., [2014]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Love Is Stronger Than Hate "Nonviolence is not the recourse of the weak but actually calls for an uncommon kind of strength; it is not a refraining from something but the engaging of a positive force," renowned peace activist Michael Nagler writes. Here he offers a step-by-step guide to creatively using nonviolence to confront any problem and to build change movements capable of restructuring the very bedrock of society. Nagler identifies some specific tactical mistakes made by unsuccessful nonviolent actions such as the Tiananmen Square demonstrations and the Occupy protests and includes sto

Contents:

Introduction: why this book?

What is nonviolence?

The uses (and abuses) of nonviolence

Inner circle: cultivating a nonviolent soul

Second circle: building it right

The third circle: satyagraha

Coping with success

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781784028367

1784028363

9781626561465

162656146X

OCLC:

872116065