Thomas Weber

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Weber, Thomas, From Maude Royden’s Peace Army to the Gulf Peace Team: An Assessment of Unarmed Interpositionary Peace Forces

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Weber, Thomas, Gandhi’s Peace Army: The Shanti Sena and Unarmed Peacekeeping

Foreword by Elise Boulding. Examines how the Gandhian movement in India developed Gandhi’s idea that nonviolent volunteers should act in place of armed police (for example to quell riots) and provide a nonviolent alternative to the army. Includes substantial bibliography pp. 267-84.

Weber, Thomas, Nonviolence is Who? Gene Sharp and Gandhi

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Develops issues raised by Stiehm’s ‘Nonviolence is Two’, see above.

Weber, Thomas, Hugging the Trees: The Story of the Chipko Movement

1981

Traces development of the ‘tree hugging’ movement to protect Himalayan forests, stresses the importance of the Gandhian style legacy in the strategy and tactics of the movement, discusses the role of women and profiles the leading men.

Weber, Thomas, Gandhi as Disciple and Mentor

Part II discusses various influences on Gandhi, and Part III Gandhi’s influence on Arne Naess (ecology), Johan Galtung (peace research), E.F. Schumacher (economics as if people mattered), and Gene Sharp (nonviolent action as a method).

, Nonviolent Intervention Across Borders: A Recurrent Vision

ed. Weber, Thomas; Moser-Puangsuwan, Yeshua,

Analyses different kinds of ‘intervention’ and notes history of earlier 20th century attempts. It provides accounts of transnational actions round the world designed to mobilize protest, provide assistance, promote reconciliation and development, witness human rights violations and ‘accompany’ endangered individuals, highlight danger (e.g. of nuclear testing), demonstrate solidarity, or to prevent or halt war. Includes chronology and summary of actions with suggestions for further reading.