Blood and Progress: Violence in Pursuit of Emancipation

ISBN-13: 9781474410601 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 208 str.

Nick Hewlett

Opis

From ending the feudal order to struggling against colonial rule; from revolts against slavery to the Bolshevik, Chinese and Cuban revolutions; and from ending foreign occupations to civil wars to overthrow dictators, violent means are seen to justify the non-violent ends. 'Necessary violence' was taken for granted by revolutionaries inspired by Marx, Lenin, Mao and Castro, and countless others.

Nick Hewlett places the objectives of non-violence and peace centre-stage to give you a new understanding of violence in revolt. He argues that making the goal of a wholly peaceful society explicit makes an important difference to how we approach and understand violence in pursuit of emancipation.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Non-violence as an imperative goal; 1. Capitalism, communism and violence; 3. Castro, humanism and revolution; 4. Marx, Engels and the place of violence in history; 5. Terror and terrorism; Conclusions; References and bibliography; Index.