The Mahatma and the Rise of Radical Protest Scalmer, Sean 1971- creator text bibliography biography enk New York Cambridge University Press 2011 2011 monographic eng

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vi, 248 pages ; 24 cm. "The non-violent protests of civil rights activists and anti-nuclear campaigners during the 1960s helped to redefine Western politics. But where did they come from? Sean Scalmer uncovers their history in an earlier generation's intense struggles to understand and emulate the activities of Mahatma Gandhi. He shows how Gandhi's non-violent protests were the subject of widespread discussion and debate in the USA and UK for several decades. Though at first misrepresented by Western newspapers, they were patiently described and clarified by a devoted group of cosmopolitan advocates. Small groups of Westerners experimented with Gandhian techniques in virtual anonymity and then, on the cusp of the 1960s, brought these methods to a wider audience. The swelling protests of later years increasingly abandoned the spirit of non-violence, and the central significance of Gandhi and his supporters has therefore been forgotten. This book recovers this tradition, charts its transformation, and ponders its abiding significance"-- Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Meeting the Mahatma; 2. Gandhism in action; 3. At war over words; 4. Waiting for the peace train; 5. The experimenters; 6. An idea whose time has come?; 7. Transformations unforeseen; Conclusion. Sean Scalmer. Includes bibliographical references and index. e-uk--- n-us--- Mahatma Gandhi 1869-1948 Influence Nonviolence Great Britain History 20th century Nonviolence United States History 20th century Protest movements Great Britain History 20th century Protest movements United States History 20th century Antinuclear movement Great Britain History 20th century African Americans Civil rights History 20th century Civil rights movements United States History 20th century HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century DS481.G3 S34 2011 322.4 SCG HIS037070 9780521760911 9780521139588 (pbk.) 2010045716 http://assets.cambridge.org/97805217/60911/cover/9780521760911.jpg http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2010045716-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2010045716-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2010045716-t.html http://assets.cambridge.org/97805217/60911/cover/9780521760911.jpg http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2010045716-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2010045716-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2010045716-t.html DLC 101025 20160424162318.0 16516990 eng