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 [0xc0009e19b0 0xc000ff1b90 0xc001077140 0xc0010a6ae0 0xc0001b27e0 0xc000202c90 0xc00244c7b0 0xc000228de0 0xc0001a6720 0xc0006c14a0 0xc0008e7ec0 0xc00018dfb0 0xc0003d41b0 0xc000c62f90 0xc0005fc7b0 0xc000bcd4d0 0xc001370a80 0xc001ac41b0 0xc001b19320 0xc001efc480 0xc0003c9da0 0xc0010aa5d0 0xc00119e690 0xc0011d5b00 0xc00120eae0 0xc001430c90 0xc001bb7ef0 0xc001f94150 0xc0021825d0 0xc0021b3320 0xc0022281e0 0xc0001dc0f0 0xc000a416e0 0xc000b50ae0 0xc000ff9980 0xc001357bf0 0xc0013c0600 0xc0013fa960 0xc0014fd5f0 0xc002804f30 0xc002816900 0xc002837110 0xc002889e60 0xc002ac6750 0xc002af0d20] 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