Critique of Nonviolent Politics
From Mahatma Gandhi to the Anti-Nuclear Movement

Ryan, Howard

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Year First Published: {23841 Critique of Nonviolent Politics CRITIQUE OF NONVIOLENT POLITICS From Mahatma Gandhi to the Anti-Nuclear Movement Ryan, Howard http://www.connexions.org/CxLibrary/Docs/CX9124-Ryan-CritiqueofNonviolentPolitics02.pdf http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/pubs/peace/02Ryan.pdf Ryan accepts that sometimes nonviolence can be effective, but says that sometimes it is not: "a principled insistence on nonviolence can in some circumstances be dangerous to progressive social movements." He says that nonviolence theory "is troubled by moral dogma and mechanical logic." 1984 2002 174pp PMP Pamphlet - Table of Contents Preface Part I Problems of Nonviolent Theory 1 Nonviolent Philosophy 2 Moral View: Violence Itself Is Wrong 3 Practical View: Violence Begets Violence 4 Nonviolent Theory of Power 5 Voluntary Suffering 6 Common Nonviolent Arguments 7 A Class Perspective Part II Gandhi: A Critical History 8 Father of Nonviolence 9 Satyagraha in South Africa 10 Textile Strike 11 Noncooperation Movement 1919-22 12 Religious Conflicts 13 Salt Satyagraha 14 Congress Ministries 15 The War Years 16 Independence and Bloodshed Part III Nonviolence in the Anti-Nuclear Movement 17 Nonviolent Direct Action 18 Consensus Decision Making 19 Open, Friendly, and Respectful 20 Civil Disobedience Epilogue Notes CX9124 1 true true false CX9124.htm [0xc00093f890 0xc0010377d0 0xc0017d4d50 0xc0017fe6c0 0xc0001eeed0 0xc00024d320 0xc0020becf0 0xc0001db260 0xc0000ee570 0xc000628f00 0xc00089ab70 0xc000223140 0xc000485260 0xc000bb5e30 0xc0002f0ea0 0xc0006faa80 0xc000eabe90 0xc0017a4c60 0xc001835dd0 0xc001d34de0 0xc001fc6540 0xc0024e0900 0xc0001aa8a0 0xc0001d7d10 0xc00020ec60 0xc00048ebd0 0xc000c87890 0xc0010ad980 0xc0014c1c80 0xc0015169f0 0xc001581bc0 0xc001a775f0 0xc00258e960 0xc0025d7d10 0xc002726bd0 0xc000210c30 0xc000245620 0xc00028d980 0xc0003a2630 0xc0018235f0 0xc001868fc0 0xc0018fd7d0 0xc001a0c4e0 0xc002824780 0xc002862d50] Cx}
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Ryan accepts that sometimes nonviolence can be effective, but says that sometimes it is not: "a principled insistence on nonviolence can in some circumstances be dangerous to progressive social movements." He says that nonviolence theory "is troubled by moral dogma and mechanical logic."

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Table of Contents

Preface

Part I Problems of Nonviolent Theory
1 Nonviolent Philosophy
2 Moral View: Violence Itself Is Wrong
3 Practical View: Violence Begets Violence
4 Nonviolent Theory of Power
5 Voluntary Suffering
6 Common Nonviolent Arguments
7 A Class Perspective

Part II Gandhi: A Critical History
8 Father of Nonviolence
9 Satyagraha in South Africa
10 Textile Strike
11 Noncooperation Movement 1919-22
12 Religious Conflicts
13 Salt Satyagraha
14 Congress Ministries
15 The War Years
16 Independence and Bloodshed

Part III Nonviolence in the Anti-Nuclear Movement
17 Nonviolent Direct Action
18 Consensus Decision Making
19 Open, Friendly, and Respectful
20 Civil Disobedience

Epilogue

Notes

Critique of Nonviolent PoliticsFrom Mahatma Gandhi to the Anti-Nuclear Movement

Subject Headings

Critique of Nonviolent Politics
From Mahatma Gandhi to the Anti-Nuclear Movement