Strategic Nonviolent Power: The Science of Satyagraha

by Mark A. Mattaini

History indicates that there are powerful routes to liberation fromoppression that do not involve violence. Mohandas Gandhi called for ascience of nonviolent action, one based on satyagraha, or the"insistence on truth." As Gandhi understood, nonviolentresistance is not passive, nor is it weak; rather, such action is anexercise of power. Despite the success of Gandhi's"Quit India" movement, the resources dedicated to theapplication of rigorous science...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1927356415
• ISBN13: 9781927356418
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Athabasca University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"