peace
Seven Books on
War,Peace,
and Nonviolence
The search for peace, and for alternatives to violence, is vital to our world and to each one of us. Only in a peaceful world and a peaceful society can be be secure--and only in such a world and such a society can each of us learn and grow to our full capacity. But peace is not merely the absence of violence; it is also the presence of justice. These seven books explore war, peace, and nonviolence from an international, domestic, and personal perspective. They provide a good introduction to the subject for novices and challenging new ideas for veterans.
Jimmy Carter
Talking Peace: A Vision for the Next Generation
$4.79
The former president of the United States draws from his past experiences as
he discusses how citizens of all ages can contribute to the foundations of
world peace.
Christopher Catherwood
$11.96
In Why the Nations Rage, historian Chistopher Catherwood looks at nationalism and how it has merged in lethal combination with religion. Among the questions he addresses are: How do the peace-bearing tenets of religion become so perverted as to arouse hatred and war? How do nations become so unbalanced that to murder one's neighbor is regarded as good rather than evil?
Glen Harold Stassen, ed.
Just Peacemaking: Ten Practices for Abolishing War
$25.95
This profound resource maps a course for individuals, grassroots groups, voluntary
associations, and religious organizations to show people how to fan the flames
of peace. It challenges pacifists to be peacemakers and war theorists to
spell out the resorts that should be tried before the last.
John Paul Lederach
Building Peace : Sustainable Reconciliation in Divided Societies
$32.50
A challenging new approach to peacemaking and peacekeeping. Helpful for all
who seek nonviolent, long-term solutions to conflicts.
Richard C. Longworth
Global Squeeze : The Coming Crisis for First-World Nations
$17.47
A respected financial reporter takes a look at globalization's impact on the
United States, Germany, France, and Japan and provides long-term prospects
for dealing in the complex global economy.
M. Scott Peck
$11.20
In his ground-breaking bestseller, The Road Less Traveled, Peck took readers on a personal journey of psychological and spiritual development. In his new national bestseller, The Different Drum, he takes the next step--to the larger experience of living and working in community.
Barbara Ehrenreich
Blood Rites: Origins and History of the Passions of War
$17.50
Barbara Ehrenreich is author of many books, but this one, Blood Rites, which
confronts the problem of the causes of war, may be her most important. It is
a powerful and balanced presentation which all students of the subject should
read.
