WAR WITHOUT VIOLENCE

by Krishnalal Shridharani ‧ RELEASE DATE: N/A

Gandhi's method of non-violent direct action in India has won a measure of success and this is a study of the program, its technique, application to social, political, and economic ends. The author has shared much of Gandhi's experience, studied five years in preparation for this book, gone into India's complexities of history and economics, the problems of the vast social movement toward national independence and the analysis of ""Satyagraha"" or non-violent direct action. He goes into what is done and how. And he measures it against the yardstick of war. Gandhi himself plays a vital part -- and the development of his theories beyond their source. The author's biography, too, is interwoven with that of other fellow believers. In the final analysis, he feels that the West is a fertile ground for successful operation of this road to peace. A book for those seriously interested in studying the subject. The method of presentation will not attract those looking for direct exposition and chronological sequence of history, biography and economic developments. An important book, but limited in its appeal.

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Publisher: Harcourt, Brace

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 15, 1939

Categories: NONFICTION