{"product_id":"nonviolence-the-history-of-a-dangerous-idea-9780812974478","title":"Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea","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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50629039161618,"sku":"9780812974478","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3774ef66-774a-4040-af28-41e1f420a974.jpg?v=1732717977","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nonviolence-the-history-of-a-dangerous-idea-9780812974478","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}