Module 6. Mohandas K. Gandhi, Abdul Ghaffar Khan, 
and Nonviolent Noncooperation in South Asia

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this lesson you should be able to:

  • define Satyagraha, Ahimsa, and Tapasya;
  • describe the various conflicts that Gandhi sought to address;
  • describe the salt march and its methods and tactics; and
  • identify Abdul Ghaffar Khan and compare him to Gandhi.

 

Readings

  • Brown, Judith M. “Gandhi and Civil Resistance in India, 1917-47.” In Civil Resistance and Power Politics: The Experience of Non-violent Action from Gandhi to the Present, edited by Adam Roberts and Timothy Garton Ash, pp. 43-57. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. (Course Reserves)
  • Johansen, Robert C. “Radical Islam and Nonviolence: A Case Study of Religious Empowerment and Constraint Among Pashtuns.” Journal of Peace Research 34, no. 1 (1997): 53-71. (Course Reserves)

Content

Activities and Assignments