{"product_id":"nonviolence-paperback-by-mark-kurlansky","title":"Nonviolence Paperback by Mark Kurlansky","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eModern Library\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2008-04-08)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e224\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780812974478\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e187.11\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.07 x 13.21 x 1.27\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eIn this timely, highly original, and controversial narrative, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eNonviolence\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKurlansky 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEngaging, scholarly, and brilliantly reasoned, \u003ci\u003eNonviolence\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eMark Kurlansky is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling and James A. Beard Award—winning author of \u003ci\u003eCod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSalt: A World History; 1968: The Year That Rocked the World; The Basque History of the World; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell\u003c\/i\u003e; as well as the novel \u003ci\u003eBoogaloo on 2nd Avenue \u003c\/i\u003eand several other books. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46555201601697,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780812974478","price":26.6,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780812974478.jpg?v=1781780693","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/nonviolence-paperback-by-mark-kurlansky","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}