Gandhi in the West : the Mahatma and the Rise of Radical Protest /

"The non-violent protests of civil rights activists and anti-nuclear campaigners during the 1960s helped to redefine Western politics. But where did they come from? Sean Scalmer uncovers their history in an earlier generation's intense struggles to understand and emulate the activities of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Scalmer, Sean
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Temas:
Gandhi, > Mahatma, > 1869-1948 > Influence.
Gandhi, > Mahatma, > 1869-1948.
1900-1999
Nonviolence > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Nonviolence > United States > History > 20th century.
Protest movements > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Protest movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Antinuclear movement > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Non-violence > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Non-violence > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Contestation > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Contestation > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Mouvement antinucléaire > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Noirs américains > Droits > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Mouvements des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Modern > 20th Century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy.
African Americans > Civil rights.
Antinuclear movement.
Civil rights movements.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Nonviolence.
Protest movements.
Great Britain.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Meeting the Mahatma
  • Gandhism in action
  • At war over words
  • Waiting for the peace train
  • The experimenters
  • An idea whose time has come?
  • Transformations unforeseen.

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