| The Search for a Nonviolent Future: A Promise of Peace for Ourselves, Our Families, and Our World REV and Updated Edition Contributor(s): Nagler, Michael N. (Author), Gandhi, Arun (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1930722400 ISBN-13: 9781930722408 Publisher: New World Library OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2004 Annotation: Beginning with the achievements of Mahatma Gandhi, and following the legacy of nonviolence through the struggles against Nazism in Europe, racism in America, oppression in China and Latin America, and ethnic conflicts in Africa and Bosnia, Michael Nagler unveils a hidden history. Nonviolence, he proposes, has proven its power against arms and social injustice wherever it has been correctly understood and applied. Nagler's approach is not only historical but also spiritual, drawing on the experience of Gandhi and other activists and teachers. Individual chapters include A Way Out of Hell, The Sweet Sound of Order, and A Clear Picture of Peace. The last chapter includes a five-point blueprint for change and "study circle" guide. The foreword by Arun Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, is new to this edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Peace - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Social Science | Violence In Society |
| Dewey: 303.61 |
| LCCN: 2005281520 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.90 lbs) 329 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Is There No Other Way? is the mature work of one of the world's most widely respected peace scholars and activists. Beginning with the achievements of Mahatma Gandhi, and following the legacy of nonviolence through the struggles against Nazism in Europe, racism in America, oppression in China and Latin America, and ethnic conflicts in Africa and Bosnia, Nagler unveils a hidden history. Nonviolence, he proposes, has proven its power against arms and social injustice wherever it has been correctly understood and applied. Nagler's approach is not only historical, but also spiritual. He argues, drawing upon the experience of Gandhi and other activists, that the shift to nonviolence begins within the individual, through the reshaping and re-visioning of how one understands the world. He then shows how from changes in the individual, changes in the larger community follow. Is There No Other Way? is a provocative and emotionally powerful document that challenges readers' assumptions about the workings of power in their homes and communities, as well as the larger political arena. |