Disarming Manhood: Roots of Ethical Resistance - Softcover

Richards, David A. J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0804010757 ISBN 13: 9780804010757

Publisher: Swallow Press, 2005

Synopsis

Masculine codes of honor and dominance often are expressed in acts of violence, including war and terrorism. In Disarming Manhood: Roots of Ethical Resistance, David A. J. Richards examines the lives of five famous men―great leaders and crusaders―who actively resisted violence and presented more humane alternatives to further their causes.
Richards argues that William Lloyd Garrison, Leo Tolstoy, Mohandas Gandhi, Winston Churchill, and Martin Luther King Jr. shared a psychology whose nonviolent roots were deeply influenced by a loving, maternalistic ethos. Drawing upon psychology, history, political theory, and literature, Richards traces a connection between these leaders and the maternal figures who profoundly shaped their responses to conflict, often on the basis of an original interpretation of the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.
The voice of nonviolent masculinity has empowered ethical transformations, including civil disobedience in South Africa, India, and the United States. Disarming Manhood demonstrates that as Garrison, Tolstoy, Gandhi, Churchill, and King carried out their various missions, they were galvanized by teachings whose ethical foundations rejected unjust violence. Accessibly written and free of jargon, Disarming Manhood will interest a wide audience as it furthers the understanding of human nature itself and contributes to the fields of developmental psychology and feminist scholarship.

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About the Author

David A. J. Richards is Edwin D. Webb Professor of Law at New York University. He is the author of eleven books, including Conscience and the Constitution: History, Theory, and Law of the Reconstruction Amendments, and Women, Gays, and the Constitution: The Grounds for Feminism and Gay Rights in Culture and Law.

Edition details

• Publisher: Swallow Press
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804010757
• ISBN 13: 9780804010757
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320