A theory of nonviolent action

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Titel
A theory of nonviolent action
Untertitel
How civil resistance works
Verfasserangabe
Stellan Vinthagen
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Umfang
viii, 400 p.
ISBN13
978-1-78032-515-6
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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 from various parts of the world as examples--from the civil rights movement in America to anti-Apartheid protestors in South Africa to Gandhi and his followers in India--and addressing core theoretical issues concerning nonviolent action in an innovative, penetrating way, Vinthagen argues for a repertoire of nonviolence that combines resistance and construction. Contrary to earlier research, this repertoire--consisting of dialogue facilitation, normative regulation, power breaking and utopian enactment--is shown to be both multidimensional and contradictory, creating difficult contradictions within nonviolence, while simultaneously providing its creative and transformative force.
An important contribution to the field, A Theory of Nonviolent Action is essential for anyone involved with nonviolent action who wants to think about what they are doing.
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