Gandhi and Beyond: Nonviolence for an Age of Terrorism
Gandhi and Beyond is a marvelous book, admirably researched and accessibly written, suitable for courses in nonviolence and peace studies, or for anyone wanting to learn more about this crucially important topic.”
David P. Barash, University of Washington,
and author of Peace and Conflict Studies, Approaches to Peace, and Understanding Violence
“David Cortright is a life-long activist and respected scholar. In Gandhi and Beyond, he convincingly shows the power of nonviolence as a philosophy of life, not just a method of social action . . . to those, especially a new generation, who are seeking a better way to respond to their world. I commend this book to all who are seeking an alternative to violence.”
Jim Wallis, author of God’s Politics and editor of Sojourners
“David Cortright presents an overview of nonviolence that is warm yet critical, theoretical yet practical, historical and also transcontinental. Scholars and practitioners of peaceful struggle will profit from it and also enjoy it.”
Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi,
and visiting professor, University of Illinois
July 2006, by David Cortright
Is there room for nonviolence in an age of terrorism?
Longtime peace activist and authority on creative nonviolence David Cortright makes a strong case for the need for nonviolent action now more than ever.
Drawing on the legend and lessons of Gandhi, Cortright traces the history of nonviolent social activism through the early 20th century to the civil rights movement, the Vietnam era, and up to the present war in Iraq.
Gandhi and Beyond offers a critical evaluation and refinement of Gandhi’s message, laying the foundation of a renewed and deepened dedication to nonviolence as the universal path to social progress and antidote to terrorism.
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