Gandhi and the World (eBook)

Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra, Yashwant Pathak (Herausgeber)

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2018
208 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-7640-6 (ISBN)

Infos

The essays centered on Gandhian philosophy collected in this book reflect on contemporary global issues and explore peaceful ways to address them. It is based on the premise that the Gandhian method of nonviolence can be an effective tool for conflict resolution and global peace.

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The book revisits Gandhi in this era of turbulence. As rigidly held notions and practices fall to pieces, and as mechanisms of violence and politicking fail, Gandhi comes to picture. If Gandhi could change the course of history, there must be elements in his thought and action, which need re-examination for the benefit of human society. This collection of essays seeks to address the question: Is it possible to generate Gandhian optimism and faith in truth and nonviolence in the contemporary world? It argues that there is a need for sustained efforts to make an in-depth study of Gandhian principles to address global problems. The book is a useful addition to the literature in political science and international relations, economics, history, sociology, conflict and peace studies, and a guide for the advocates of peaceful means of conflict resolution.

Autor

Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra is the director of Mahatma Gandhi Center for Non-Violence, Human Rights and World Peace at Hindu University of America.Yashwant Pathak is professor and associate dean for faculty affairs at the College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida (USF).

Inhalt

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Revisiting Gandhi, by Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra and Yashwant PathakChapter 1: Two Worlds: Gandhi and the Modern World, by Johan Galtung Chapter 2: Mahatma Gandhi, International Relations and War, by Debidatta Aurobinda MahapatraChapter 3: The Future of Humanity between War and Peace, by Abdelwahab HechicheChapter 4: Satyagraha and the Bodhisattva Way: Spiritual Training for Personal and Political Liberation Today, by Frank M. TedescoChapter 5: Swaraj as Blossoming and Satyagraha as Co-Realizations: Compassion, Confrontation and a New Art of Integration, by Ananta GiriChapter 6: “God is not in Temples, so it doesn’t Matter Who Enters Them”: Jiddu Krishnamurti’s Critique of Gandhi’s Ahimsa principle, and the Problem of Advaita-based Ethics, by Richard GregoChapter 7: The Concept of Non-violence in the Thinking of Leo N. Tolstoy and Mahatma Gandhi: Utopia or Reality? By Anna HamlingChapter 8: Sustainable Development and Tribal Populations: Spiritual and Gandhian Approach, by Ravi BhatiaChapter 9: Beyond Intolerance: Policies for Ethnic Communities Assimilation in India: A Gandhian Perspective, by Bina SengarChapter 10: Applicability of Gandhian Principle of Non-violence in the Ethno-religious Conflicts among Hindu Community of North Carolina, USA, by Narayan KhadkaAbout the ContributorsAppendix A: A Message from Tulsi Gabbard, the United States Congresswoman Appendix B: A Message from Ela R. Bhatt, Chancellor, Gujarat Vidyapith

Produkt-Details

• Co-Autor: Ravi Bhatia, Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra, Yashwant Pathak, Bina Sengar, Frank M. Tedesco, Ela R. Bhatt, Tulsi Gabbard, Johan Galtung, Ananta Kumar Giri, Richard Grego, Anna Hamling, Abdelwahab Hechiche, Narayan B. Khadka
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Östliche Philosophie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: Advaita Vedanta • Conflict Resolution • Gandhian philosophy • Global Issues • Global Peace • International Relations • Mahatma Gandhi • Martin Luther King, Jr. • Nonviolence • Political Science • Satyagraha • sustainable development • War and disarmament
• ISBN-10: 1-4985-7640-0 / 1498576400
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-7640-6 / 9781498576406