Böcker av Tom H. Hastings

Examines the non-violent strategies and tactics that have been used to prevent and end civil wars, invasions, and occupations. Keeping with the theoretical core objective of the field of Peace and Conflict Studies, the problem of war is examined with the goal to transform destructive conflict to constructive conflict.

Meek Ain't Weak is a fresh examination of the indigenous roots of mass liberatory nonviolence. From African regions to South American culture, from Asian worldviews to the wisdom of the ancients of the subcontinent, the origins of nonviolent conduct in conflict are both important and ignored.

Terrorism, which by definition targets civilians, is unacceptable, but a violent response to violence usually causes more violence. This book outlines some of the best thinking about non-violent methods of resisting terrorism in the growing fields of international aid and non-violent interposition.

Beginning back in the waning days of the Civil Rights movement, through the objection to the war in Vietnam, and on to the current global peace movement, this is a personal and professional account offered for the reader curious about whether and how nonviolence works. Topics include Gandhian nonviolence, radical disarmament, war poverty and peace prosperity and movement-building.