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New revised edition |
| Description |
xiii, 281 pages ; 22 cm. |
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Gender group: gdr Women lcdgt |
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Nationality/regional group: nat Americans lcdgt |
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Occupational/field of activity group: occ University and college faculty members lcdgt |
| Series |
Princeton paperbacks |
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Princeton paperbacks.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-267) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- t Satyagraha: its basic precepts -- Satyagraha as applied socio-political action -- Hindu tradition and satyagraha: the significance of Gandhian innovations -- Conservative or anarchist? a note on Gandhi and political philosophy -- The Gandhian dialect and political theory -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
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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Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 -- Political and social views.
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Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948. (OCoLC)fst00033822
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Nonviolence.
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Conflict management.
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Conflict management. (OCoLC)fst00874778
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Nonviolence. (OCoLC)fst01039027
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Political and social views. (OCoLC)fst01353986
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erőszakmentesség.
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| ISBN |
069102281X (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9780691022819 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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