Conquest of Violence

Conquest of Violence The Gandhian Philosophy of Conflict - Princeton Paperbacks

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Publisher's Synopsis

When Mahatma Gandhi died in 1948 by an assassin's bullet, the most potent legacy he left to the world was the technique of satyagraha (literally, holding on to the Truth). His "experiments with Truth" were far from complete at the time of his death, but he had developed a new technique for effecting social and political change through the constructive conduct of conflict: Gandhian satyagraha had become eminently more than "passive resistance" or "civil disobedience."


By relating what Gandhi said to what he did and by examining instances of satyagraha led by others, this book abstracts from the Indian experiments those essential elements that constitute the Gandhian technique. It explores, in terms familiar to the Western reader, its distinguishing characteristics and its far-reaching implications for social and political philosophy.

Book information

ISBN: 9780691022819
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Pub date:
Edition: New revised edition
DEWEY: 320.55092
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: xiii, 281
Weight: 369g
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 16mm