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OverviewWe know of the blood and tears provoked by the projects of transformation of the world through war or revolution. Starting from the essay published in 1921 by Walter Benjamin, twentieth century philosophy has been committed to the criticism of violence, even when it has claimed to follow noble ends. But what do we know of the dilemmas, of the “betrayals,” of the disappointments and tragedies which the movement of non-violence has suffered? This book tells a fascinating history: from the American Christian organizations in the first decades of the nineteenth century who wanted to eliminate slavery and war in a non-violent way, to the protagonists of movements—Thoreau, Tolstoy, Gandhi, Capitini, M. L. King, the Dalai Lama—who either for idealism or for political calculation flew the flag of non-violence, up to the leaders of today’s “color revolutions.” Full Product DetailsAuthor: Domenico Losurdo , Gregory C. ElliottPublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books Dimensions: Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.10cm Weight: 0.372kg ISBN: 9781498502214ISBN 10: 1498502210 Pages: 246 Publication Date: 24 April 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationDomenico Losurdo is emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Urbino. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |