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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778364703321

Autore

Suhail K̲h̲ālid

Titolo

Prophets of violence, prophets of peace [[electronic resource] ] : understanding the roots of contemporary political violence / / K. Sohail

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, : White Knight Publications

Nashville, TN, : APG Distributors, 2005

ISBN

1-281-18708-9

9786611187088

1-60557-132-6

1-4356-1711-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (367 p.)

Disciplina

320/.092/2

Soggetti

Political violence - History - 20th century

Heads of state - History - 20th century

Political activists - History - 20th century

World politics - 20th century

World politics - 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Sommario/riassunto

Can human beings live according to moral values yet kill to achieve freedom? Can peaceful, non-violent protest actually bring sought-after freedoms? Dr. Sohail examines the philosophies and lives of twelve revolutionary political and social figures, including Martin Luther King, Jr., the Dalai Lama, Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Che Guevara, Franz Fanon, and Ho Chi Minh. In thoughtful, well-organized essays, he looks at a wide spectrum of cultures and their struggles against repressive governments, in both developing and developed societies. Dr. Sohail distills the global rivalries and the impact of