Ramin Jahanbegloo

Introduction to Nonviolence

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Non-violent movements, under figures like Gandhi and the Dalai Lama, led to some of the great social changes of the 20th century, and some argue it offers solutions for this century's problems. This book explores non-violence from its roots in diverse religious and philosophical traditions to its role in bringing social and political change today.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Macmillan Education
• 2013
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. März 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 260g
• ISBN-13: 9780230361300
• ISBN-10: 0230361307
• Artikelnr.: 39742993

Autorenporträt

Ramin Jahanbegloo

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introducing Nonviolence.- 2. Non-Violence in Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism.- 3. Christianity and Nonviolence.- 4. Islam and Nonviolence.- 5. Philosophical Foundations of Nonviolence.- 6. Gandhi and Nonviolence.- 7. Pragmatic Nonviolence.- 8. Critiques of Nonviolence.- 9. Nonviolence in Twentieth Century.- 10. Nonviolence in Twenty-First Century.- Conclusion: Democracy and Nonviolence.