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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464058703321

Autore

Nagler Michael N.

Titolo

The nonviolence handbook : a guide for practical action / / Michael N. Nagler ; foreword by Ann Wright

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, California : , : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-78402-836-3

1-62656-146-X

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (97 p.)

Disciplina

303.6/1

Soggetti

Nonviolence

Conflict management

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: why this book? -- What is nonviolence? -- The uses (and abuses) of nonviolence -- Inner circle: cultivating a nonviolent soul -- Second circle: building it right -- The third circle: satyagraha -- Coping with success -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Love Is Stronger Than Hate "Nonviolence is not the recourse of the weak but actually calls for an uncommon kind of strength; it is not a refraining from something but the engaging of a positive force," renowned peace activist Michael Nagler writes. Here he offers a step-by-step guide to creatively using nonviolence to confront any problem and to build change movements capable of restructuring the very bedrock of society.  Nagler identifies some specific tactical mistakes made by unsuccessful nonviolent actions such as the Tiananmen Square demonstrations and the Occupy protests and includes sto