Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea

ISBN-13: 9780099494126 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 224 str.

Mark Kurlansky

Opis

Following the grand sweep of history from Confucius to Tolstoy, Erasmus to Gandhi, this book 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.

Recenzje

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O autorze

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.