Hung-Yok Ip teaches East Asian and world history at Oregon State University.

• PrefaceChapter 1. Introduction: Mohism and NonviolenceChapter 2. Sources and Milieu: A Quick IntroductionChapter 3. Fighting against Violence: Grassroots Activists and Transgrassroots ActivismChapter 4. Early China: Nonviolence, Knowledge, and PersonhoodsChapter 5. The Use of Nonviolence: Mohist Activism and the Mohist PersonhoodChapter 6. Epilogue: Mohism and the History of NonviolenceChapter 7. Epilogue: Mohism, Negotiation, and Conflict ResolutionChapter 8. Postscript: Mohism, Nonviolence, and CounterviolenceBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

Hung-yok Ip provides a detailed examination of how the Mohists—a nonviolent and understudied social movement in ancient China—fought for social, economic, and political justice for the oppressed through negotiation processes. Working from a weak position in comparison to the ruling elites, the Mohists used a variety of non-adversarial negotiation and persuasion tactics—very unusual and experimental in their times—that focused on achieving collaboration to realize their goals. This interesting book brings the philosophy and tangible activities of this early group to life in a way that can definitely enhance today’s negotiation research and practice surrounding citizen-led activism on behalf of civil rights and justice.