
Non-Violent Resistance
Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 0486416062 ISBN13: 9780486416069 Release Date: May 2001 Publisher: Dover Publications Length: 432 Pages Weight: 0.95 lbs. Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.3" Mohandas Gandhi gained the deep respect and admiration of people worldwide with both his unwavering struggle for truth and justice and his philosophy of non-violent resistance -- a philosophy that led India to independence and that was later taken up by the American civil rights movement. This volume presents Gandhi's own clear and consistent vision of that philosophy, which he calls Satyagraha -- literally, "holding on to the truth." Through Satyagraha, one brings about change by appealing to the reason and conscience of the opponent and puts an end to evil by converting the evil-doer.The book begins with an introductory explanation of Satyagraha, including a description of how it differs from passive resistance and what it has in common with the civil disobedience of Tho