Conquest of Violence: The Gandhian Philosophy of Conflict

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Princeton University Press, 21 июн. 1988 г. - Всего страниц: 281

When Mahatma Gandhi died in 1948 by an assassin's bullet, the most potent legacy he left to the world was the technique of satyagraha (literally, holding on to the Truth). His "experiments with Truth" were far from complete at the time of his death, but he had developed a new technique for effecting social and political change through the constructive conduct of conflict: Gandhian satyagraha had become eminently more than "passive resistance" or "civil disobedience."


By relating what Gandhi said to what he did and by examining instances of satyagraha led by others, this book abstracts from the Indian experiments those essential elements that constitute the Gandhian technique. It explores, in terms familiar to the Western reader, its distinguishing characteristics and its far-reaching implications for social and political philosophy.

 

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SATYAGRAHA ITS BASIC PRECEPTS
15
Nonviolence
23
The Role of the Individual
29
SATYAGRAHA AS APPLIED
36
An Analysis of Five Satyagraha Campaigns
45
Concluding Note on the Five Campaigns
102
Satya
108
The Concepts of Karma and Nonattachment
115
Anarchist Elements in Gandhian Thought
172
Conclusion
188
The Failure of Traditional Political Theory
199
The Operation of Satyagraha against a Totalitarian
226
Epilogue
234
Notes
243
Bibliography
259
Glossary
269

Satyagraha in an Islamic Setting
131
Conclusion
144

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