There has been widespread recognition of the contribution of the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi to the tactics underpinning the revolutionary upsurges in the Middle East and the burgeoning Occupy movements in Europe and the United States. But few have examined what Gandhi actually said about the relationship between non-violence, resistance and courage. In these pages Norman G Finkelstein draws on extensive readings of Gandhi's oeuvre in order to set out in clear and concise language the basic principles of Gandhi's approach as well as to pinpoint its contradictions and limitations
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