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Acts of conscience : Christian nonviolence and modern American democracy /
In response to the massive bloodshed that defined the twentieth century, American religious radicals developed a modern form of nonviolent protest, one that combined Christian principles with new uses of mass media. Greatly influenced by the ideas of Mohandas Gandhi, these ""acts of consci...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
©2009.
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| Colección: | Columbia studies in contemporary American history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In response to the massive bloodshed that defined the twentieth century, American religious radicals developed a modern form of nonviolent protest, one that combined Christian principles with new uses of mass media. Greatly influenced by the ideas of Mohandas Gandhi, these ""acts of conscience"" included sit-ins, boycotts, labor strikes, and conscientious objection to war. Beginning with World War I and ending with the ascendance of Martin Luther King Jr., Joseph Kip Kosek traces the impact of A.J. Muste, Richard Gregg, and other radical Christian pacifists on American democrati. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 352 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-332) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780231513050 0231513054 |