Exploring the Power of Nonviolence : Peace, Politics, and Practice / edited by Randall Amster and Elavie Ndura ; with a Foreword by Michael N. Nagler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Amster, Randall, author, editor of compilation.

Contributor:

Ndura-Ouedraogo, Elavie.

Series:

Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution

Syracuse studies on peace and conflict resolution

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonviolence--Study and teaching.

Nonviolence.

Nonviolence--History.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (342 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2013.

Summary:

The new millennium finds humanity situated at critical crossroads. While there are many hopeful signs of cross-cultural engagement and democratic dialogue, it is equally the case that the challenges of warfare and injustice continue to plague nations and communities around the globe. Against this backdrop, there exists a powerful mechanism for transforming crises into opportunities: the philosophy and practice of nonviolence. The expert authors brought together in this volume collectively deploy the essential teachings of nonviolence across a spectrum of contemporary issues. From considering the principles of the French Revolution and encouraging peace through natural resource management to exploring multiculturism and teaching peace in the elementary classroom, this work is broad in scope yet detailed in its approach to the fundamental principles of nonviolence.

Contents:

Introduction : love-force and total revolution : twenty-first century challenges to global nonviolence / Matt Meyer and Elavie Ndura

Varieties of nonviolence and cultural change : world history lessons for our global present and future / Antony Adolf

Historicizing nonviolent protest : the role of the French Revolution / Micah Alpaugh

"I was and am" : historical counternarrative as nonviolent resistance in the United States / Jenice L. View

Traditional indigenous North Americans, nature, and peace / Pat Lauderdale

Nonviolent civil insurrections and pro-democracy struggles / Stephen Zunes

Apathy, aggression, assertion, and action : managing image for nonviolent success / Tom H. Hastings

Our actions are louder than words : gender, power, and a nonviolent movement toward peace / Supriya Baily

From the headwaters to the grassroots : cooperative resource management as a paradigm of nonviolence / Randall Amster

Direct education : learning the power of nonviolent action / George Lakey

Teaching peace in higher education : the role of creativity / Laura L. Finley

Fostering a culture of nonviolence through multicultural education / Elavie Ndura

Bowen theory and peacemaking : human evolution through nonviolent conflict resolution / Wayne F. Regina

Forgiveness, reconciliation, and conflict transformation / Tülin Levitas

Toward a moral psychology of nonviolence : the Gandhian paradigm / Nancy E. Snow

Conclusion : cultivating transformative wisdom and the power of peace to create futures of nonviolence / Elavie Ndura and Randall Amster.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780815652533

0815652534

OCLC:

872675972