The nonviolence handbook : a guide for practical action / Michael N. Nagler.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 68-74) and index.

1. An introduction to nonviolence -- Fight, flight, and the thrid way -- The uses of nonviolence -- Satyagraha : a new term for an eternal principle -- 2. Right intention : cultivating a nonviolent soul -- The person is not the problem -- Five basic training practices for nonviolent living -- 3. Right means : knowing where we stand -- How much nonviolence is enough? -- When nothing else will work -- 4. Putting nonviolent energy to work -- Proportionality -- The art of compromise -- What do we really want? -- Building it right : the secret of constructive program -- 5. Peering into the heart of Satyagraha -- Seeing the real results -- Coping with success -- The importance (or not) of numbers -- How useful are symbols? -- Can nonviolence be misused? -- The role of suffering in Satyagraha -- Fasting in Satyagraha -- Taking control -- 6. What have we learned? -- A way of being -- A movement oversweeping the world.

Despite the fact that two of the Twentieth Century's most monumental revolutions achieved their aims through nonviolent action, the world continues to view nonviolence as a passive, ineffectual tactic. This book challenges this assertion, demonstrating that nonviolence succeeds through aggressively strategic and sustained action.