{"product_id":"nonviolence","title":"Nonviolence","description":"In 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNonviolence\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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67618534818035,"sku":"9780812974478","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/7432\/5312\/files\/imageloader_0bd0e43b-3d08-4eec-8fc0-1151b8b97045.jpg?v=1790878505","url":"https:\/\/letterpressplay.mom\/products\/nonviolence","provider":"Letterpress PLAY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}