{"product_id":"gandhi-on-non-violence-9780811216869","title":"Gandhi on Non-Violence","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"One has to speak out and stand up for one's convictions. Inaction at a time of conflagration is inexcusable.\"\u003c\/i\u003e--Mahatma Gandhi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe basic principles of Gandhi's philosophy of non-violence (\u003ci\u003eAhimsa\u003c\/i\u003e) and non-violent action (\u003ci\u003eSatyagraha\u003c\/i\u003e) were chosen by Thomas Merton for this volume in 1965. In his challenging Introduction, \"Gandhi and the One-Eyed Giant,\" Merton emphasizes the importance of action rather than mere pacifism as a central component of non-violence, and illustrates how the foundations of Gandhi's universal truths are linked to traditional Hindu Dharma, the Greek philosophers, and the teachings of Christ and Thomas Aquinas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEducated as a Westerner in South Africa, it was Gandhi's desire to set aside the caste system as well as his political struggles in India which led him to discover the dynamic power of non-cooperation. But, non-violence for Gandhi \"was not simply a political tactic,\" as Merton observes: \"the spirit of non-violence sprang from an inner realization of spiritual unity in himself.\" Gandhi's politics of spiritual integrity have influenced generations of people around the world, as well as civil rights leaders from Martin Luther King, Jr. and Steve Biko to V clav Havel and Aung San Suu Kyi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Kurlansky has written an insightful preface for this edition that touches upon the history of non-violence and reflects the core of Gandhi's spiritual and ethical doctrine in the context of current global conflicts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811216869\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.30w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2007 pg. 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/28\/2008 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mahatma Gandhi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36644299178140,"sku":"9780811216869","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_52633e38-2c72-4639-9f92-887a02ac00c7.jpg?v=1603858300","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/gandhi-on-non-violence-9780811216869","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}