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Violence and Nonviolence: An Introduction
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Violence and Nonviolence: An Introduction Paperback - 2013

by Gan, Barry L

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Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc, 2013. Paperback. New. 130 pages. 8.30x5.40x0.30 inches.
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Details

  • Title Violence and Nonviolence: An Introduction
  • Author Gan, Barry L
  • Binding Paperback
  • Condition New
  • Pages 138
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
  • Date 2013
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # x-144221760X
  • ISBN 9781442217607 / 144221760X
  • Weight 0.42 lbs (0.19 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.47 x 5.59 x 0.41 in (21.51 x 14.20 x 1.04 cm)
  • Ages 18 to 22 years
  • Grade levels 13 - 17
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Philosophical
  • Library of Congress subjects Violence, Nonviolence
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013012113
  • Dewey Decimal Code 303.6

From the publisher

Violence and Nonviolence: an Introduction critiques five dominant societal views about violence and nonviolence. Using evidence from scientific studies as well as anecdotal evidence and news reports, esteemed scholar and editor Barry L. Gan shows readers that these widely adopted and violent views are largely mistaken, and require a fundamental rethinking and adjustment. By synthesizing new research with old philosophies, Gan introduces readers to an alternative paradigm of nonviolence through which we can begin to build a more peaceful world. Nonviolent strategic action - a kind of selective nonviolence - is the first of the two alternative paradigms that provides a concrete approach to addressing social and political problems arising from violence. Nonviolence as a way of life is the second of the paradigms that expands upon (and in some respects critiques) the first, preferring a comprehensive and radical response to the scourges of violence that have plagued human history.

About the author

Barry L. Gan is professor of philosophy and director of the Center for Nonviolence at St. Bonaventure University. He is editor of the journal The Acorn: Journal of the Gandhi-King Society and has co-edited the anthology, Nonviolence in Theory and Practice with Robert L. Holmes.