- Published: 1 January 2008
- ISBN: 9780099494126
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 224
- RRP: $29.99
Nonviolence
The History of a Dangerous Idea
- Published: 1 January 2008
- ISBN: 9780099494126
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 224
- RRP: $29.99
Kurlansky writes history with his heart firmly on his sleeve, unashamedly hopeful that people are becoming more tired of war, quicker to condemn it
Adam Forrest, Sunday Herald
Short and punchy and has a good heart... fascinating, vibrant and thought-provoking
Scotland on Sunday
This is a magnificent achievement
Daily Telegraph
Succinct yet wide-ranging...Kurlansky is adamant that his book is about hope, that over and over again non-violence has had its own small successes, from Gandhi to Martin Luther King
Claire Allfree, Metro
Erudite and eloquent
Economist
The ideal Christmas present for world leaders and jihad warriors everywhere
Big Issue
This book is crammed with historical fact... thought provoking
Financial Times
Kurlansky tells an intriguing story - with some nuggets of fascinating trivia
Bill McSweeney, Irish Times
An entertaining, interesting and sometimes inspiring gallop through parts of the history of non-violent conflict
Buce Kent, History Today
Delightful
Irish Times