Through an analysis of the twenty-month-long Gandhian satyagraha (nonviolent resistance) against untouchability at Vykom, Kerala, in the mid-1920s, this book explores new approaches to the understanding and practice of civil resistance as the application of social power.
Through an analysis of the twenty-month-long Gandhian satyagraha (nonviolent resistance) against untouchability at Vykom, Kerala, in the mid-1920s, this book explores new approaches to the understanding and practice of civil resistance as the application of social power.
Mary Elizabeth King is Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies for the UN-affiliated University for Peace, main campus, Costa Rica, and Distinguished Fellow of the Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford, UK.
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Contents List of figures and Maps Foreword by Bhikhu Parekh Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1: Travancore Society: Early Stirrings of Organized Opposition against Caste 2: The Ezhava Community Awakens 3: The Satyagraha 4: The Maharani Regent and Travancore Governmental Change 5: The Settlement 6: The Vykom Compromise: Gandhi's Role and Broader Implications 7: Impact of Vykom on a Tool in International Theory 8: An Historic Campaign Holds Contemporary Lessons Conclusion Glossary Appendix I Timeline Appendix II Mechanisms of Change Select Bibliography Index About the Author
Contents List of figures and Maps Foreword by Bhikhu Parekh Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1: Travancore Society: Early Stirrings of Organized Opposition against Caste 2: The Ezhava Community Awakens 3: The Satyagraha 4: The Maharani Regent and Travancore Governmental Change 5: The Settlement 6: The Vykom Compromise: Gandhi's Role and Broader Implications 7: Impact of Vykom on a Tool in International Theory 8: An Historic Campaign Holds Contemporary Lessons Conclusion Glossary Appendix I Timeline Appendix II Mechanisms of Change Select Bibliography Index About the Author
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