| Description |
xiv, 203 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Modern Library chronicles book |
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Modern Library chronicles.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages[187]-194) and index. |
| Summary |
"Nonviolence is a sweeping yet concise history that moves from ancient Hindu times to present-day conflicts raging in the Middle East and else-where. 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."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Contents |
Imperfect beings -- The problem with states -- The killer peace movement -- Troublemakers -- The dilemma of unnatural people -- Natural revolution -- The curse of nations -- A favorite just war -- The rule of thugs and the law of gravity -- Random outbreaks of hope. |
| Subject |
Nonviolence.
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| ISBN |
9780679643357 |
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0679643354 |
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