{"product_id":"the-unconquerable-world-power-nonviolence-and-the-will-of-the-people-9780805044577","title":"The Unconquerable World: Power, Nonviolence, and the Will of the People","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This book mounts perhaps the most impressive argument ever made that there exists a viable and desirable alternative to the continued reliance on war.\" \u003c\/b\u003e -\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At times of global crisis, Jonathan Schell's writings have offered important alternatives to conventional thinking. Now, as conflict escalates around the world, Schell gives us an impassioned, provocative book that points the way out of the unparalleled devastation of the twentieth century toward another, more peaceful path. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tracing the expansion of violence to its culmination in nuclear stalemate, Schell uncovers a simultaneous but little-noted history of nonviolent action at every level of political life. His investigation ranges from the revolutions of America, France, and Russia, to the people's wars of China and Vietnam, to the great nonviolent events of modern times-including Gandhi's independence movement in India and the explosion of civic activity that brought about the surprising collapse of the Soviet Union. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Suggesting foundations of an entirely new kind on which to construct an enduring peace, \u003ci\u003eThe Unconquerable World\u003c\/i\u003e is a bold book of sweeping significance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor of groundbreaking works, including \u003ci\u003eThe Fate of the Earth, The Village of Ben Suc\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Gift of Time\u003c\/i\u003e (0-8050-5961-X), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Schell\u003c\/b\u003e is a regular contributor to\u003ci\u003e Harper's, Foreign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Holt Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413107413266,"sku":"9780805044577","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b4bd8075-c163-4134-8390-1f4bcdc25caf.jpg?v=1729347161","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-unconquerable-world-power-nonviolence-and-the-will-of-the-people-9780805044577","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}