Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea (Modern Library Chronicles)
by Kurlansky, Mark
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0812974476
- ISBN 13
- 9780812974478
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Synopsis
In this timely, highly original, and controversial narrative, New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky discusses nonviolence as a distinct entity, a course of action, rather than a mere state of mind. Nonviolence can and should be a technique for overcoming social injustice and ending wars, he asserts, which is why it is the preferred method of those who speak truth to power. Nonviolence is a sweeping yet concise history that moves from ancient Hindu times to present-day conflicts raging in the Middle East and elsewhere. Kurlansky also brings into focus just why nonviolence is a "dangerous" idea, and asks such provocative questions as: Is there such a thing as a "just war"? Could nonviolence have worked against even the most evil regimes in history?Kurlansky draws from history twenty-five provocative lessons on the subject that we can use to effect change today. He shows how, time and again, violence is used to suppress nonviolence and its practitioners--Gandhi and Martin Luther King, for example; that the stated deterrence value of standing national armies and huge weapons arsenals is, at best, negligible; and, encouragingly, that much of the hard work necessary to begin a movement to end war is already complete. It simply needs to be embraced and accelerated.Engaging, scholarly, and brilliantly reasoned, Nonviolence is a work that compels readers to look at history in an entirely new way. This is not just a manifesto for our times but a trailblazing book whose time has come.From the Hardcover edition.
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- HALCYON BOOKS (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- mon0000842165
- Title
- Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea (Modern Library Chronicles)
- Author
- Kurlansky, Mark
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0812974476
- ISBN 13
- 9780812974478
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2008-04-08
- Size
- 1.8986 in x 20.2846 in x 13.1900
- LCCN
- 2008274619
- X weight
- 0.1921 lb