We know of the blood and tears provoked by the projects of transformation of the world through war or revolution. But what do we know of the dilemmas, of the "betrayals," of the disappointments and tragedies that the movement of non-violence has suffered? Starting with the Ameri…
This book embraces two centuries of the history of non-violence, reconstructing the great historical crises that this movement has faced. In this book the historical reconstruction is intertwined with the philosophical and psychological analysis of the moral dilemmas that great …
"Aussi incroyable que cela paraisse, nous vivons l’époque la moins violente et la plus paisible de toute l’histoire de l’humanité. S’appuyant sur des milliers d’études, plus de trente années de recherches et des statistiques incontestables, Steven Pinker montre que, malgré le te…
"S'appuyant sur des milliers d'études, plus de trente années de recherches et des statistiques incontestables, Steven Pinker montre que, malgré le terrorisme, malgré les conflits contemporains, la violence n'a cessé de diminuer dans le monde au cours des siècles. Des premiers my…
We see nonviolent resistance all over today's world, from Egypt's Tahrir Square to New York Occupy. Although we think of the last century as one marked by wars and violent conflict, in fact it was just as much a century of nonviolence as the achievements of Mohandas Gandhi and M…
"We see nonviolent resistance all over today's world, from Egypt's Tahrir Square to New York Occupy. Although we think of the last century as one marked by wars and violent conflict, in fact it was just as much a century of nonviolence as the achievements of Mohandas Gandhi and …