The Unconquerable World : Power, Nonviolence and the Will of the People

Throughout history civilization has been shaped by war. Now, after a century of unprecedented devastation, it seems humankind is preparing to embark on another cycle of violence. Are we condemned to be in a state of perpetual warfare? In this lucid, impassioned, provocative book Schell shows how the underlying dynamics of history have often been shaped not by military actions, but by battles for the hearts and minds of the people. His close re-examinations of the British, French and Russian revolutions, the collapse of Soviet power in eastern Europe in 1989, the war in Vietnam and other key moments in history illustrate how all these events can be understood in a new way when viewed through the prism of non-violence. Now that recent events in Iraq have borne out the force of Schell's arguments - that it is not always the military battles that matter most - this inspiring book shows that there is, and always has been, an alternative to war as a way of directing human society.

Politics & Social Sciences

Jonathan Schell

Social Sciences

Penguin??Books

When Jonathan Schell heard all that loose talk about attainment of objectives in a limited nuclear war, it was too much for him and he did what all of us would like to do: he wrote a book. It is very pessimistic. The mere presence of all those weapons is enough to ensure that sometime, somewhere, someone is going to set one off. Schell makes sure all of us know the horrendous possibilities of a nuclear exchange and all the reasons for bringing such possibilities to a halt. Everyone agrees. The question is, how do we get these monsters under control?

The Fate of the Earth (Picador Books)

History

Military

Alfred A. Knopf Publishing

Provides a lucid analysis of the issues that need to be resolved and the steps that need to be taken to eliminate the possibility of nuclear war

The Abolition (Picador Books)

Politics & Government

Picador

Asia, Vietnamese village, Military history, Vietnam War

The Village of Ben Suc.

Alfred.A. Knopf

Real War : The Classic Reporting on the Vietnam War with a New Essay

Asia

Corgi Books

Provides a week-by-week account of the Vietnam/Watergate era

Observing the Nixon Years

Americas

Vintage

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