"Juergensmeyer's book is something of a Gandhian tour de force - a careful analysis and series of applications of Gandhi's concepts of satyagraha...to everyday situations with which most Western readers are familiar." - Religious Studies"
Gandhi's Way provides a primer of Mahatma Gandhi's principles of moral action and conflict resolution and offers a straightforward, step-by-step approach that can be used in any conflict - -at home or in business; in local, national, or international arenas. This invaluable handbook, updated with a new preface and a new case study on terrorism in Northern Ireland, sets out Gandhi's basic methods and illustrates them with practical examples. Juergensmeyer shows how parties at odds can rise above a narrow view of self-interest to find resolutions that are satisfying and beneficial to all involved. He then pits Gandhi's ideas against those of other great social thinkers in a series of imaginary debates that challenge and clarify Gandhi's thinking on issues of violence, anger, and love. He also provides a Gandhian critique of Gandhi himself and offers viable solutions to some of the gaps in Gandhian theory. Gandhi's Way: A Handbook of Conflict Resolution was previously published as Fighting with Gandhi and Fighting Fair.
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Preface to the 2005 Edition SECTION I. THE GANDHIAN FIGHT 1. Fighting a Gandhian Fight 2. Why Fight at All? 3. How Do You Know When You're Right? 4. Violence: The Breakwoen of a Fight 5. What to Do with a Recalcitrant Opponent 6. The Weapon: The Goal Itself 7. The Power of Noncooperation 8. Fighting a Very Big Fight 9. How Do You Know When You've Won? 10. Some Basic Rules SECTION II. CASE STUDIES Looking At Cases Case #1: A Family Feud Case #2: The Endangered Employees Case #3: A Lonely Decision Case #4: A Peaceful End to Irish Terrorism Case #5: A Tragic Resistance SECTION III. SOME SMALL QUARRELS Conversations in the Mind Issue #1: Can Violence Ever Be Justified?--Gandhi v. Marx Issue #2: Can Anger Be True?--Gandhi v. Freud Issue #3: Is a Force of Love Realistic?--Gandhi v. Niebuhr Issue #4: Was Gandhi Always a Gandhian?--Mohandas v. the Mahatma Notes Index
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“A fascinating, thought-provoking, helpful and heartening book.”—Los Angeles Times
“Juergensmeyer’s book is something of a Gandhian tour de force — a careful analysis and series of applications of Gandhi’s concepts of satyagraha … to everyday situations with which most Western readers are familiar.”—Religious Studies Review
“This is a manual of instruction in the best sense: a popular reassessment of the activist use of satyagraha in conflict resolution that has depth and a true appreciation for the ethical subtleties of dialectical struggles, and for the multiple dimensions of ‘passive resistance.’”—Library Journal
“Juergensmeyer’s book is something of a Gandhian tour de force — a careful analysis and series of applications of Gandhi’s concepts of satyagraha … to everyday situations with which most Western readers are familiar.”—Religious Studies Review
“This is a manual of instruction in the best sense: a popular reassessment of the activist use of satyagraha in conflict resolution that has depth and a true appreciation for the ethical subtleties of dialectical struggles, and for the multiple dimensions of ‘passive resistance.’”—Library Journal
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Product details
ISBN
9780520244979
Published
2005-04-18
Publisher
University of California Press
Weight
227 gr
Height
210 mm
Width
140 mm
Thickness
13 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
185
Author