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1	Domination and the Arts of Resistance: Hidden Transcripts more books like this by Professor James C Scott add to wishlist Confrontations between the powerless and the powerful are laden with deception - the powerless feign deference and the powerful subtly assert their mastery. Peasants, serfs, untouchables, slaves, labourers, and prisoners are not free to speak their minds in the presence of power. These subordinate groups instead create a secret discourse that ... see all copies from $7.25! new only from $19.34! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Weapons of the Weak: Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance more books like this by Professor James C Scott add to wishlist see all copies from $17.00! new only from $22.38! \| SVS
3	Non-Violent Resistance more books like this by Mohandas Gandhi add to wishlist This volume focuses on Gandhi's vision of Satyagraha, whereby one appeals to reason and conscience and puts an end to evil by converting the evil-doer. The book begins with an explanation of Satyagraha and proceeds with detailed discussions of the self-training and courage necessary for Satyagraha. see all copies from $5.79! new only from $8.09! \| SVS
4	Nonviolence in Theory and Practice more books like this by Robert L Holmes (Editor) add to wishlist This book should be of interest to undergraduate courses in peace studies and philosophy. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $35.99!
5	Conquest of Violence: The Gandhian Philosophy of Conflict more books like this by Joan V Bondurant add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
6	Nonviolence in America; a documentary history. more books like this by Staughton Lynd (Editor) add to wishlist Nonviolence in America is a comprehensive compilation of first-hand sources that document the history of nonviolence in the United States from colonial times to the present. Editors Staughton and Alice Lynd bring together materials from diverse sources that illuminate a movement in American history that is sometimes assumed to have begun and ended ... see all copies from $3.01! new only from $55.11! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Gandhi's Way: A Handbook of Conflict Resolution more books like this by Mark Juergensmeyer add to wishlist Mark Juergensmeyer, professor of sociology at UC Santa Barbara, presents a discussion of the possibilities of peaceful conflict resolution by calling on the teachings of Gandhi. Juergensmeyer leads readers through a practical program which will prove useful in every situation, large and small, in which people disagree. He discusses the reasons ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.50! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Mahatma Gandhi: Selected Political Writings more books like this by Mohandas Gandhi add to wishlist Based on the complete edition of his works, this new volume presents Gandhi's most important political writings arranged around the two central themes of his political teachings: satyagraha (the power of non-violence) and swaraji (freedom). Dennis Dalton's general introduction and headnotes highlight the life of Gandhi, set the readings in ... see all copies from $3.85! new only from $10.88!
9	Gandhian Way: Peace, Non-Violence and Empowerment more books like this by Anand Sharma (Editor) add to wishlist Mahatma Gandhi's humane philosophy and inherent spirituality had a profound influence not only on the people of India but the freedom loving people worldwide. 11th of September 2006 marked the centenary of the Satyagraha movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa for peaceful resistance against discriminatory and unjust laws. "Satyagraha ... see all copies from $25.00! new only from $30.70! \| first editions
10	Nonviolence to Animals/E more books like this by Christopher Key Chapple, Ph.D. add to wishlist see all copies from $2.73! new only from $10.99! \| SVS
11	Gandhi's truth on the origins of militant nonviolence more books like this by Erik H. Erikson add to wishlist In this study of Mahatma Gandhi, psychoanalyst Erik H. Erikson explores how Gandhi succeeded in mobilizing the Indian people both spiritually and politically as he became the revolutionary innovator of militant non-violence and India became the motherland of large-scale civil disobedience. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.17! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Nonviolent Social Movements more books like this by Stephen Zunes (Editor), Sarah Beth Asher (Editor), Lester Kurtz (Editor) add to wishlist Nonviolent Social Movements is the first book to offer a truly global overview of the dramatic growth of popular nonviolent struggles in recent years. From the civil rights movement in the United States, and the 'People Power' movement in the Philippines, to the pro-democracy movements of Asia, Latin America, and Europe, nonviolent action has ... see all copies from $2.71! new only from $47.50! \| signed copies \| SVS
13 view cover	Is There No Other Way?: The Search for a Nonviolent Future more books like this by Professor Michael N Nagler add to wishlist Drawing from the experiences of such figures as Mahatma Gandhi, a major American scholar and activist describes the laws of nonviolence and the nonviolent actions of ordinary people, blending in an analysis of current events like the Columbine High School shooting. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Disarming Manhood: Roots of Ethical Resistance more books like this by David A J Richards add to wishlist David A. J. Richards examines the lives of five famous male crusaders and political leaders who resisted violence if possible and presented their causes more humanely. Disarming Manhood argues that Winston Churchill, William Lloyd Garrison, Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and Leo Tolstoy shared an alternative psychology, springing from the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Enough Blood Shed: 101 Solutions to Violence, Terror and War more books like this by Mary-Wynne Ashford, Guy Dauncey, Arun Gandhi (Foreword by) add to wishlist Addressing the roots of war and the heartening power of civil society's rejection of the war paradigm, this book collects strategies and success stories showing that war and terrorism are not inevitable - that we already know how to prevent them. see all copies from $7.91! new only from $9.63! \| SVS
16 view cover	After Gandhi: One Hundred Years of Nonviolent Resistance more books like this by Anne Sibley O'Brien, Perry Edmond O'Brien add to wishlist This nonfiction chapter book explores the work and legacy of Mohandas Gandhi through fifteen profiles of activists who chose nonviolent resistance as the path to change. The book focuses not so much on peacemakers as on heroic individuals who were in direct physical danger and chose to respond with nonviolence. The profiles include such well-known ... see all copies from $12.39! new only from $15.00! \| SVS
17 view cover	Direct Action: Radical Pacifism from the Union Eight to the Chicago Seven more books like this by James Tracy (Editor) add to wishlist "Direct Action" tells the story of a small group of "radical pacifists" who played a major role in the rebirth of American radicalism and social protest in the 1950s and '60s. see all copies from $10.12! new only from $16.75! \| first editions \| SVS
18	Nonviolent Insurrection in El Salvador: The Fall of Maximiliano Hernandez Martinez more books like this by Patricia Parkman add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
19	Negotiating at the Margins: The Gendered Discourses of Power and Resistance more books like this by Sue Fisher (Editor), Professor Kathy Davis (Revised by) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.02! \| first editions \| SVS
20	Satyagraha in South Africa more books like this by Mohandas Gandhi, V G Desai (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $8.00! new only from $13.99!
21 view cover	Nonviolent Response to Terrorism more books like this by Tom H Hastings add to wishlist Terrorism, which by definition targets civilians, is unacceptable, but a violent response to violence usually causes more violence. This book outlines some of the best thinking about nonviolent methods of resisting terrorism in the growing fields of international aid and nonviolent interposition. The first section covers immediate nonviolent ... see all copies from $4.75! new only from $46.65! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Color of Freedom more books like this by Laura Coppo, David H Albert (Editor) add to wishlist Internationally acclaimed Indian activists and visionaries S. Jagannathan and Krishnammal Jagannathan are the subject of this stirring oral biography. Coming from markedly different backgrounds, these two Gandhian revolutionaries played important roles in the struggle for Indian Independence, the nonviolent land reforms of the 1950s and 1960s, the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.14! \| signed copies \| SVS
23 view cover	Forbidden Voyage more books like this by Earle L Reynolds add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $111.77! \| first editions \| SVS
24	The matchless weapon, satyagraha more books like this by James K. Mathews, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan add to wishlist see all copies from $13.99! new only from $13.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
25	Nonviolence: a Christian interpretation more books like this by William Robert Miller add to wishlist see all copies from $2.95! first editions \| SVS

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