Gandhi and beyond
Subtitle: nonviolence for a new political age
By: David Cortright
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9781315093758
Subjects: Nonviolence; Non-violence
Description: Is there room for nonviolence in a time of conflict and mass violence exacerbated by economic crisis? Drawing on the legend and lessons of Gandhi, Cortright traces the history of nonviolent social activism through the twentieth century to the civil rights movement, the Vietnam era, and up to the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Gaza. Gandhi and Beyond offers a critical evaluation and refinement of Gandhi's message, laying the foundation for a renewed and deepened dedication to nonviolence as the universal path to social progress. In the second edition of this popular book, a new prologue and concluding chapter situate the message of nonviolence in recent events and document the effectiveness of nonviolent methods of political change. Cortright's poignant "Letter to a Palestinian Student" points toward a radical new strategy for achieving justice and peace in the Middle East. This book offers pathways of hope not only for a new American presidential administration but for the world. -- Publisher's description
Notes: Originally published in 2006 by Paradigm Publishers.

Includes bibliographical references.

David Cortright
Table of contents: title: 1. Grasping Gandhi; title: Hindu Roots; title: Christian Influences; title: Truth Is God; title: Means and Ends; title: Action for Truth; title: Learning from the Suffragists; title: Politics and Sainthood; title: Aversion to Coercion; title: Sacrifice and Strength; title: Courage; title: Highlights of Gandhi's Life; title: 2. Gandhi USA; title: Early Impressions; title: Cross-fertilizations; title: Tool for Social Justice; title: Struggle for Peace; title: 3. Martin Luther King Jr.: An American Gandhi; title: Gandhi's Example; title: Christian Roots; title: Toward a "Realistic Pacifism"; title: Power of Love; title: Divine Inspiration; title: Sacrifice; title: Learning by Doing; title: Applied Gandhianism; title: 4. Gandhi in the Fields; title: Origins; title: Learning Gandhi; title: La Huelga; title: Boycotting Grapes and Lettuce; title: Boycott: A Powerful Instrument; title: Fasting; title: 5. Dorothy Day: A Mission of Love; title: Conversion; title: Catholic Worker; title: Gandhian Faith; title: Peace Devotion; title: 6. Power of Nonviolence; title: Challenges to Nonviolence; title: Barbara Deming and Revolutionary Nonviolence; title: Coercion; title: Property Damage; title: Two Hands; title: Creative Energy; title: Third-Party Effect; title: "Great Chain of Nonviolence"; title: 7. Learning Lessons; title: Tale of Two Cities; title: Project "C"; title: Success of the Unruly?; title: Nonviolence and the Global Justice Movement; title: Polite Rebels; title: Toward the Mainstream; title: Winning While Losing; title: Iraq: The Continuing Struggle; title: 8. Gender Matters; title: Of Love and Lust; title: Elevating Women; title: Less Than Equal; title: Nature of Women; title: Battling Sexuality; title: "Sacrifice"; title: "Fleshly Faults"; title: Overcoming Sexism; title: Nonviolence and Feminism; title: 9. Principles of Action; title: Understanding Power; title: Organizational Strength; title: Internet Organizing; title: Clarifying Goals; title: Financing Change; title: Power of the Media; title: Evaluating Tactics; title: Alinsky's Rules; title: Nonviolence: The Constructive Alternative to Terrorism; title: Means of Change; title: What Is Success?; title: Long Haul; title: 10. Higher Power; title: Record of Success; title: Reversal in the Ranks; title: Nonviolence and Democracy; title: Against the Odds; title: Letter to a Palestinian Student.