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After Gandhi: One Hundred Years of Nonviolent Resistance
181 pp.
| Charlesbridge |
February, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-1-58089-129-5$24.95
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Anne Sibley O'Brien.
A mother-son team profiles sixteen activists or resistance groups and social movements, from Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh to Muhammad Ali to 2003's worldwide Iraq war protest. The book begins with Gandhi, and a common thread is commitment to the credo of nonviolence. Sections include context-setting background information and shadowy black-and-white drawings. A significant and timely offering. Bib., ind.