In the name of peace : how history's great pacifists changed the world / Erin Ladd Sanders.
Material type: TextPublication details: Millers Point, N.S.W. : Murdoch Books, 2010.Description: vii, 303 pages : ill, portraits ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781741965674 (pbk.)
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Non-Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction | 303.66 SAN | 1 | Available | T00505981 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In the Name of Peace discusses the pacifist leader
Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-292) and index.
In the beginning -- Words to live by -- In response to the twentieth century's wars -- Set my people free.
In the Name of Peace discusses the pacifist leaders, great and small, whose adherence to non-violence, even in the face of ruinous opposition, has changed the course of history. Pacifist leaders and their philosophies have affected societies, shaped the outcomes of conflict and enriched civilisation. At the same time, pacifist action has brought about cultural ruin, prolonged conflict, and left societies vulnerable and stagnating due to passive leadership. This book offers the compelling and dramatic stories of seventeen of these leaders (including Mahavira, Jesus, Leo Tolstoy, Jane Addams, Jean Jaures, Mohandas Gandhi and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi) and provides context around how those opposed to violence have affected world culture.
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