The Nonviolence Handbook: A Guide for Practical Action (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781626561458)

Despite the fact that two of the 20th century's most monumental revolutions achieved their aims through nonviolent action, the world continues to view nonviolence as a passive, ineffectual tactic. In this short and powerful book, renowned peace activist Michael Nagler challenges this assertion, demonstrating that nonviolence succeeds through aggressively strategic and sustained action. It demands greater courage and discipline than violence.
Distilling the core theories of nonviolence and drawing deeply from the lives of leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., this action-oriented handbook offers both guidance for nonviolent resistance and advice for building constructive movements capable of restructuring the very bedrock of society. Nagler also includes stories of successful nonviolent resistance that have been ignored by the mass media. The book features a list of resources that offer pathways to immediate action and engagement with the peace movement worldwide.

Author: Michael N. Nagler
ISBN-10: 1626561451
ISBN-13: 9781626561458
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Language: English
Published: 04/14/2014
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.61w x 0.29d