Gandhi As a Political Strategist: With Essays on Ethics and Politics (Extending horizons books)

This important work probes Gandhi's complex mind and establishes him as an enduring strategist of conflict and change. Gandhi As A Political Strategist is unique in the extensive literature about this remarkable man. Gene Sharp portrays him as neither saint nor Mahatma, but as a shrewd, highly unorthodox political leader of movements for national liberation and social revolution. "An all too rare combination of scholarly precision and readability..."-Coretta Scott King Gandhi as a political strategist. Gandhi’s political significance -- Origins of Gandhi’s use of nonviolent struggle: a review-essay on Erik Erikson’s Gandhi’s Truth -- Gandhi on the theory of voluntary servitude -- Satyagraha and political conflict: a review of Joan V. Bondurant’s Conquest of Violence -- The theory of Gandhi’s constructive program -- Gandhi’s evaluation of Indian nonviolent action -- India’s lesson for the peace movement -- Gandhi’s defense policy -- Gandhi as a national defense strategist -- Essays on ethics and politics. Types of principled nonviolence -- Ethics and responsibility in politics: a critique of the present adequacy of Max Weber’s classification of ethical systems -- Morality, politics, and political technique -- Nonviolence: moral principle or political technique? Clues from Gandhi’s thought and experience -- Appendix A: Shridharani’s contribution to the study of Gandhi’s technique -- Appendix B: The war in 1942 -- Appendix C: Glossary of Indian terms -- Appendix D: Sources for further study -- Appendix E: Recommendations for course usage -- Appendix F: Suggestions for preparing courses on Gandhi -- Appendix G: Original publication sources -- Appendix H: Copyright acknowledgements. Gandhi's Political Significance -- Origins Of Gandhi's Use Of Nonviolent Struggle; A Reviewessay On Erik Erikson's 'gandhi's Truth' -- Gandhi On The Theory Of Voluntary Servitude -- Satyagraha And Political Conflict: A Review Of Joan V. Bondurani's 'conquest Of Violence' -- The Theory Of Gandhi's Constructive Program -- Gandhi's Evaluation Of Indian Nonviolent Action -- India's Lesson For The Peace Movement -- Gandhi's Defense Policy -- Gandhi As A Natural Defense Strategist -- Types Of Principaled Nonviolence -- Ethics And Responsibility In Politics: A Critique Of The Present Adequacy Of Max Weber's Classifiation Of Ethical Systems -- Morality, Politics And Politial Techique -- Nonviolence: Moral Principle Or Political Technique? Clues From Gandhi's Thought And Experience. By Gene Sharp ; Introd. By Coretta Scott King. Bibliography: P. 328-341. A book about the political strategies used by Mahatma Gandhi, and their ongoing implications and applicability outside of their original Indian context. Written by Gene Sharp, the book was originally published in the United States in 1979. An Indian edition was published in 1999. The book has been reviewed in several professional journals.