Nonviolence

The History of a Dangerous Idea

Mark Kurlansky

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Vintage
01 January 2008

Peace studies & conflict resolution; History; History of ideas

A brilliant book by bestselling writer Mark Kurlansky on the place of pacifism in world history. An original work within the history of ideas genre, with a foreword by the Dalai Lama.

The conventional history of nations, even continents, is a history of warfare. According to this view, all the important ideas and significant changes of humankind occured as part of an effort to win one violent, bloody conflict or another.

But there have always been a few who refused to fight. Following the grand sweep of history from Confucius to Tolstoy, Erasmus to Gandhi, bestselling author Mark Kurlansky traces pacifism and its proponents to show how many modern ideas, a united Europe, the United Nations, and the abolition of slavery - originated in non-violence movements.

By: Mark Kurlansky
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 159g
ISBN: 9780099494126
ISBN 10: 0099494124
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 January 2008
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mark Kurlansky is the bestselling author of Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World (winner of the Glenfiddich Best Food Book Award), The Basque History of the World, Salt: A World History, 1968: The Year that Rocked the World, a short story collection The White Man in the Tree and a novel Boogaloo on 2nd Avenue (all published by Cape and Vintage). He lives in New York City with his wife and daughter.

Reviews for Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea

This is a magnificent achievement * Daily Telegraph * Erudite and eloquent * Economist * Kurlansky writes history with his heart firmly on his sleeve, unashamedly hopeful that people are becoming more tired of war, quicker to condemn it -- Adam Forrest * Sunday Herald * Short and punchy and has a good heart... fascinating, vibrant and thought-provoking * Scotland on Sunday * This book is crammed with historical fact... thought provoking * Financial Times *