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Nonviolence

  • Mark Kurlansky

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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.

Genres

  • Nonviolence
  • Nonfiction
  • History
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About the author

  • Mark Kurlansky

    born 7 Decdember 48

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    31 ratings · 47 works

Editions

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    1st ed

    Modern Library

    2006

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    Recorded Books

    September 2006

  • Edition cover

    Modern Library

    September 12, 2006

  • Edition cover

    Modern Library

    April 8, 2008

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Random House Publishing Group

2009

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    Modern Library Pbk. ed.

    Modern Library

    2008

  • Edition cover

    Recorded Books

    December 2006