{"product_id":"freedom-without-violence-dustin-ells-howes-9780199336999","title":"Freedom Without Violence: Resisting the Western Political Tradition","description":"There is a long tradition in Western political thought suggesting that violence is necessary to defend freedom. But nonviolence and civil disobedience have played an equally long and critical role in establishing democratic institutions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eFreedom Without Violence\u003c\/em\u003e explores the long history of political practice and thought that connects freedom to violence in the West, from Athenian democracy and the Roman republic to the Age of Revolutions and the rise of totalitarianism. It is the first comprehensive examination of the idea that violence is necessary to obtain, defend, and exercise freedom. The book also brings to the fore the opposing theme of nonviolent freedom, which can be found both within the Western tradition and among critics of that tradition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince the plebs first vacated Rome to refuse military service and win concessions from the patricians in 494 B.C., nonviolence and civil disobedience have played a critical role in republics and democracies. Abolitionists, feminists and anti-colonial activists all adopted and innovated the methods of nonviolence. With the advent of the Velvet Revolutions, the end of apartheid in South Africa and, most recently, the Arab Spring, nonviolence has garnered renewed interest in both scholarly publications and the popular imagination. In this book, Dustin Ells Howes traces the intellectual history of freedom as it relates to the concepts and practices of violence and nonviolence. Through a critique and reappraisal of the Western political tradition, \u003cem\u003eFreedom Without Violence\u003c\/em\u003e constructs a conception of nonviolent freedom. The book argues that cultivating and practicing this brand of freedom is the \u003cem\u003esine qua no\u003c\/em\u003en of a vibrant democracy that resists authoritarianism, imperialism and oligarchy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dustin Ells Howes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199336997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199336999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.20d","brand":"Dustin Ells Howes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47420249964799,"sku":"9780199336999","price":67.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9f51c8bc-4d7a-4e87-a53a-acdf4a26fb43.jpg?v=1761525925","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/freedom-without-violence-dustin-ells-howes-9780199336999","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}