| Unarmed Forces: Nonviolent Action in Central America and the Middle East Contributor(s): Macqueen, Graeme (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0888666373 ISBN-13: 9780888666376 Publisher: Science for Peace OUR PRICE: $11.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 1992 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Essays - Political Science | Peace - History | Social History |
| LCCN: 93153363 |
| Series: Canadian Papers in Peace Studies |
| Physical Information: 129 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When we urge that the struggle for justice and peace be nonviolent we often meet with the reply that it is both legitimate and wise to use violence to defend oneself against violence. Many people on the receiving end of violence in the world today are prepared to adopt this view without hesitation. Yet there are others who, though subjected to extreme violence, have decided to carry out their work of resistance and social improvement nonviolently. From June 16 to June 30, 1989, the Centre for Peace Studies at McMaster University hosted a conference entitled, Nonviolence in Violent Contexts: Nonviolent Initiatives for Social Change in Central America and the Middle East. This book is based on talks given at that conference. |
Contributor Bio(s): Macqueen, Graeme: - Graeme MacQueen is the founder of the McMaster's Centre of Peace Studies in Canada and its War and Health programme. He has been involved in developmental work and peace initiatives in war-affected places such as Sri Lanka, Croatia, Gaza and Afghanistan. He has a rich knowledge of Asian religions and literature and is deeply concerned with issues around peace, all of which are reflected in his writings. |