"In these often brutal times, it is difficult to imagine a more urgently-needed text than Manfred Steger's JudgingNonviolence. Written in a style that is elegant and yet straightforward, this volume will help audiences come to a sophisticated understanding of the principal arguments for and against the use of violence in politics. For those willing to explore the possibility that we might one day learn how to conduct our public affairs without recourse to violence, this book is indispensable." -- Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn, Baker Ferguson Professor of Politics and Leadership, Whitman College, Washington

• List of plates List of boxes Preface and acknowledgments 1. Introduction: nonviolence on trial PART I: THE EXPERT WITNESSES FOR THE PROSECUTION 2. Niccolo Machiavelli: Renaissance war realism 3. Max Weber: modern realism 4. Reinhold Niebuhr: Christian realism PART II: THE EXPERT WITNESSES FOR THE DEFENSE 5. Mahatma Gandhi: militant idealism 6. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Christian idealism 7. The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo: anarchist idealism PART III: CONSIDERING FURTHER EVIDENCE 8. Modern nonviolence movements 9. Scientific evidence on human violence: nature or nurture?

"In these often brutal times, it is difficult to imagine a more urgently-needed text than Manfred Steger's JudgingNonviolence. Written in a style that is elegant and yet straightforward, this volume will help audiences come to a sophisticated understanding of the principal arguments for and against the use of violence in politics. For those willing to explore the possibility that we might one day learn how to conduct our public affairs without recourse to violence, this book is indispensable." -- Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn, Baker Ferguson Professor of Politics and Leadership, Whitman College, Washington

• List of plates List of boxes Preface and acknowledgments 1. Introduction: nonviolence on trial PART I: THE EXPERT WITNESSES FOR THE PROSECUTION 2. Niccolo Machiavelli: Renaissance war realism 3. Max Weber: modern realism 4. Reinhold Niebuhr: Christian realism PART II: THE EXPERT WITNESSES FOR THE DEFENSE 5. Mahatma Gandhi: militant idealism 6. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Christian idealism 7. The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo: anarchist idealism PART III: CONSIDERING FURTHER EVIDENCE 8. Modern nonviolence movements 9. Scientific evidence on human violence: nature or nurture?