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Introduction to Non-Violence

THEODORE PAULLIN

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THE PACIFIST RESEARCH BUREAU

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIRECTOR'S FOREWORD

PREFACE

I. INTRODUCTION: ON TERMS

Definition of Terms

II. VIOLENCE WITHOUT HATE

Revolutionary Anarchism

Abraham Lincoln

The Church and War

III. NON-VIOLENCE BY NECESSITY

Non-Violent Resistance to Invaders

Chinese Boycotts Against Foreigners

Egyptian Opposition to Great Britain

IV. NON-VIOLENT COERCION

The Labor Strike

The Boycott

Non-Violent Coercion by the American Colonies

Irish Opposition to Great Britain After 1900

Strikes with Political Purposes

Non-Violence in International Affairs

V. SATYAGRAHA OR NON-VIOLENT DIRECT ACTION

The Origins of Satyagraha

The Process of Satyagraha

The Philosophy of Satyagraha

The Empirical Origins of Gandhi's Method

Non-Cooperation

Fasting

The American Abolition Movement

VI. NON-RESISTANCE

The Mennonites

The New England Non-Resistants

Tolstoy

VII. ACTIVE GOODWILL AND RECONCILIATION

Action in the Face of Persecution

Coercion or Persuasion?

Ministering to Groups in Conflict

The Power of Example

Work for Social Reform

Political Action and Compromise

The Third Alternative

VIII. CONCLUSIONS

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