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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