03608nam 2200577Ia 450 991096303670332120251117003612.00-8040-4015-X(CKB)1000000000714171(OCoLC)84691740(CaPaEBR)ebrary10091941(SSID)ssj0000431943(PQKBManifestationID)11250659(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000431943(PQKBWorkID)10476427(PQKB)10610957(MiAaPQ)EBC3026834(Au-PeEL)EBL3026834(CaPaEBR)ebr10091941(BIP)11343232(EXLCZ)99100000000071417120050106d2005 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrDisarming manhood roots of ethical resistance /David A. J. Richards1st ed.Athens, Ohio Swallow Pressc20051 online resource (283 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8040-1074-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-263) and index.Introduction : ethical voice and resistance -- Ch. 1. Garrison and antebellum radical abolitionism : political theory and psychology -- Ch. 2. Tolstoy on nonviolence -- Ch. 3. Gandhi on nonviolence -- Ch. 4. King on nonviolence -- Ch. 5. Churchill's resisting voice -- Ch. 6. Disarming manhood.Masculine codes of honor and dominance often are expressed in acts of violence, including war and terrorism. In Disarming Manhood: Roots of Ethical Resistance, David A.J. Richards examines the lives of five famous men--great leaders and crusaders--who actively resisted violence and presented their causes with more humane alternatives. Richards argues that Winston Churchill, William Lloyd Garrison, Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and Leo Tolstoy shared a psychology whose nonviolent roots were deeply influenced by a loving, maternalistic ethos deeply influenced by the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. Drawing upon psychology, history, political theory, and literature, Richards threads a connection between these leaders and the maternal figures who profoundly shaped their responses to conflict. Their lives and work underscore how the outlook of maternal care givers and women enables some men to resist the violent responses characteristic of traditional manhood. The voice of nonviolent masculinity has empowered important democratic movements of ethical transformation, including civil disobedience in South Africa, India, and the United States. Disarming Manhood demonstrates that as Churchill, Garrison, Gandhi, King, and Tolstoy carried out their various missions they were galvanized by teachings whose ethical foundations rejected unjust violence and favored peaceful alternatives. Accessibly written and free of jargon, Disarming Manhood's exploration of human nature and maternal bonds will interest a wide audience as it furthers the understanding of human nature itself and contributes to the fields of developmental psychology and feminist scholarship.Passive resistanceCase studiesFeminist theoryViolence in menPassive resistanceFeminist theory.Violence in men.303.6/1Richards David A. J475255MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910963036703321Disarming manhood4481755UNINA