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Author Orosco, José-Antonio, 1971-

Title Cesar Chavez and the common sense of nonviolence / José-Antonio Orosco.

Publication Info. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, [2008]
©2008

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Description viii, 143 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Cesar Chavez as a political thinker -- Pilgrimage, penitence, and revolution: the logic of nonviolence -- "The most vicious type of oppression": the broken promises of armed struggle -- The strategies of property destruction and sabotage for social justice -- Refusing to be a macho: decentering race and gender -- "The common sense of nonviolence": time and crisis in King and Chavez.
Summary Cesar Chavez has long been heralded for his personal practice of nonviolent resistance in struggles against social, racial, and labor injustices. However, the words of Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. have long overshadowed Chavez's contributions to the theory of nonviolence. The author seeks to elevate Chavez as an original thinker, providing an analysis of what Chavez called "the common sense of nonviolence." By engaging Chavez in dialogue with a variety of political theorists and philosophers, he demonstrates how Chavez developed distinct ideas about nonviolent theory that are timely for dealing with today's social and political issues, including racism, sexism, immigration, globalization, and political violence. -- Book jacket.
Subject Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993.
Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993.
Labor leaders -- United States.
Labor leaders.
United States.
Nonviolence.
Nonviolence.
ISBN 9780826343758 cloth alkaline paper
0826343759 cloth alkaline paper