Revolutionary Nonviolence : Concepts, Cases and Controversies

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Revolutionary NonviolenceConcepts, Cases and Controversies\nAuthor(s): Richard Jackson, Joseph Llewellyn, Griffin Manawaroa Leonard, Aidan Gnoth, Tonga Karena\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Zed Books Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781786998262, 978-1786998262\nSynopsis\nRevolutionary Nonviolence: Concepts, Cases and Controversies provides an advanced introduction to the central philosophy, ideas, themes, controversies and challenges of applying revolutionary nonviolence in political struggles today, with a particular emphasis on reframing nonviolence through a postcolonial lens.\n\nBringing together an eminent group of researchers and activist-scholars, this collection focuses on a number of important questions: Is a commitment to radical nonviolence a necessity for generating revolutionary change in society? Should revolutionary movements abandon their reliance on political violence as a tool of change? What are some of the practical and theoretic.