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Learning Non-Violence
Gangeya . Ed(S): Mukherji
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Hardback. "This book is largely embodies the transactions of a Conference on Non-violence organized in October 2008 at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla"--Acknowledgements. Editor(s): Mukherji, Gangeya. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 524.
Violence as a concept and practice has largely been unsuccessful in preventing or resolving conflicts. In fact, violence as an instinct is opposed to the values that build the foundation of human civilizationrespecting life, diversity, and interdependence within society. The essays in this volume discuss the concept of non-violence in totality and also recognize its vulnerability, particularly in the context of what can be called learned non-violence. Structured around four themes-religion, protest, the modern condition, and the world today-the book stimulates the reader to consider the practical possibilities of non-violence. In the process it tries to develop an engagement ... Read more
Violence as a concept and practice has largely been unsuccessful in preventing or resolving conflicts. In fact, violence as an instinct is opposed to the values that build the foundation of human civilizationrespecting life, diversity, and interdependence within society. The essays in this volume discuss the concept of non-violence in totality and also recognize its vulnerability, particularly in the context of what can be called learned non-violence. Structured around four themes-religion, protest, the modern condition, and the world today-the book stimulates the reader to consider the practical possibilities of non-violence. In the process it tries to develop an engagement ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9780199458431
SKU
V9780199458431
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About Gangeya . Ed(S): Mukherji
Gangeya Mukherji Reader in English, Mahamati Prananth Mahavidyalaya, Mau-Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh, India
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