Grassroots Activism of Ancient China

Mohism and Nonviolence

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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This book examines Mohism as a movement in early China, focusing on the Mohists’ pursuit of power. Fashioning themselves as grassroots activists, the Mohists hoped to impact the elite by gaining entry in its community and influencing it from within. To create a less violent world, they deployed strategies of persuasion and negotiation but did not discard counterviolence in their dealings with the ruling class. In executing their activism, the Mohists produced knowledge that allowed them to hone their nonviolent strategies as well as to mount armed resistance to aggression. In addition, the Mohists paid significant attention to the issue of personhood, constructing a self-cultivation tradition unsparing in its demands for overcoming human conditions that would impede their performance as activists. This book situates Mohism in the history of nonviolent activism, and in that of negotiation and conflict resolution.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2022-02-24
Mått162 x 227 x 28 mm
Vikt612 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor294
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781793622341

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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.