Conquest of Violence
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Conquest of Violence

The Gandhian Philosophy of Conflict. With a new epilogue by the author

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eBook - PDF

Conquest of Violence

The Gandhian Philosophy of Conflict. With a new epilogue by the author

About this book

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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Information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2020
Print ISBN
9780691022819
eBook ISBN
9780691218045
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Hinduism

Table of contents

  1. Cover page
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Contents
  6. Chapter I: Introduction
  7. Chapter II: Satyagraha: Its Basic Precepts
  8. Chapter III: Satyagraha as Applied Socio-Political Action
  9. Chapter IV: Hindu Tradition and Satyagraha: The Significance of Gandhian Innovations
  10. Chapter V: Conservative or Anarchist? A Note on Gandhi and Political Philosophy
  11. Chapter VI: The Gandhian Dialectic and Political Theory
  12. Epilogue
  13. Notes
  14. Bibliography
  15. Glossary
  16. Index