The Power of Hope

Thoughts on Peace and Human Rights in the Third Millennium

Daisaku Ikeda, Adolfo Perez Esquivel

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English

I.B. Tauris
21 October 2021

Peace studies & conflict resolution; Oriental & Indian philosophy; Buddhism; Religious & spiritual leaders; Human rights

Human history has been marked by the great number of people born into conditions of war, violence, oppression and social exclusion. But at the same time, this history has been shaped by the long struggle for human rights and the people who have committed themselves to the practices of solidarity and nonviolence.

The Power of Hope: Thoughts on Peace and Human Rights in the Third Millennium is a dialogue between two high-profile activists and thinkers who discuss the concrete ways we can shift to a world that prioritises justice and human dignity. Adolfo Pérez Esquivel - Argentinian human rights activist and winner of the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize - played a vital role in resisting military dictatorship and was arrested and tortured under the Argentine militarist government. Daisaku Ikeda is a peacebuilder, Buddhist philosopher, educator, author and poet as well as being the founding president of Soka Gakkai International (SGI), the world’s largest Buddhist lay organisation. Their dialogue intertwines their rich personal experiences in the struggle for human rights with wider reflections on how to make the Third Millennium the millennium of peace.

The book combines rich accounts of Latin America under the brutality of the 1970s military regimes; insights from the Buddhist faith on the role of meditation for human rights activists; recognition of the crucial role of women in the practice of nonviolence; thoughts on international geopolitics and the legacies of Hiroshima; and discussion of the perilous role of globalisation in the loss of identities and ethical values.

By: Daisaku Ikeda, Adolfo Perez Esquivel
Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 290g
ISBN: 9780755606405
ISBN 10: 075560640X
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 21 October 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Daisaku Ikeda is President of Soka Gakkai International, a Buddhist organization with some twelve million adherents in 192 countries and regions throughout the world. A prolific writer, poet, peace activist and educator, he is the author of numerous books on Buddhism, humanism and ethics, and received the United Nations Peace Award in 1983. His work to restore Chinese-Japanese relations as well as his contributions to the promotion of world peace, cultural exchange and education have been widely recognised. The world's academic community has awarded him more than 350 academic degrees. Adolfo Pérez Esquivel is an Argentinian activist, writer, painter and sculptor. He was the recipient of the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize for his opposition to Argentina's civil-military dictatorship (1976-1983) during which he was detained, tortured, and held without trial for 14 months. Esquivel is the co-founder of Servicio Paz y Justicia (Service, Peace and Justice), a non-violence organisation engaged in defending political prisoners under dictatorship regimes across Latin America and with upholding human rights.